धत

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱət̪/, [d̪ʱɐt̪]
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Platts suggests from Sanskrit धृति (dhṛti, “holding, firmness; pleasure, joy”). Compare similar लत (lat), Sanskrit रत (rata, “engrossed, addicted”).

Noun

धत • (dhat) f (Urdu spelling دَھت)

1. bad habit, vice, addiction, mania

   Synonyms: व्यसन (vyasan), लत (lat)

   धत लगना, धत पड़ना ― dhat lagnā, dhat paṛnā ― to be addicted

   • 2008 September 1, Qurratul Ain Haider, प्रतिनिधि कहानियाँ‎^[1], Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, page 109:

     नज्जन मियाँ जब घर में पड़े-पड़े उकता जाते तो साइकिल उठाकर सायादार सड़कों पर से गुज़रते देहात की तरफ़ निकल जाते और सुनसान रास्तों पर पहुँच ऊँची आवाज़ में गाना शुरू कर देते। उन्हें मूसीक़ी की धत थी।

     najjan miyā̃ jab ghar mẽ paṛe-paṛe uktā jāte to sāikil uṭhākar sāyādār saṛkõ par se guzarte dehāt kī taraf nikal jāte aur sunsān rāstõ par pahũc ū̃cī āvāz mẽ gānā śurū kar dete. unhẽ mūsīqī kī dhat thī.

     When Najjan Miya would get bored of lying at home, he would pick up his bicycle and go towards the countryside, passing through shady roads, and on reaching the deserted roads, he would start singing in a loud voice. He had an addiction for music.

Declension

Declension of धत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धत dhat	धतें dhatẽ
oblique	धत dhat	धतों dhatõ
vocative	धत dhat	धतो dhato

Derived terms

• धतियल (dhatiyal)
• धतिया (dhatiyā)
• धत्ती (dhattī)

 

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic. Compare Bengali ধেৎ (dhet).

Interjection

धत • (dhat) (Urdu spelling دَھت)

1. damn
2. fie
3. expression of reproof: clear out!, be off with you!

Alternative forms

• धुत (dhut), धत् (dhat)

Derived terms

• धत करना (dhat karnā)
• धत तेरी की (dhat terī kī)
• धत तेरे की (dhat tere kī)
• धतकारना (dhatkārnā)
• धता (dhatā)

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Same as Etymology 2?”)

Noun

धत • (dhat) f (Urdu spelling دَھت)

1. word used to encourage or stop elephants
   • 2020, Shashipal Sharma, “Bringing up Kari”, in Bairn - CBSE - Success for All - English Literature - Class 7 for 2021 Exam: (As Per Reduced Syllabus) (overall work in English), Bairn Learning solutions Private limited, translation of Kari The Elephant by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, page 227:

     कारी ने 'माली' तीन सबक में सीख लिया पर 'धत' सीखने में उसे तीन सप्ताह लग गए। 'धत' बैठने की आज्ञा थी और 'माली' चलने की आज्ञा।

     kārī ne 'mālī' tīn sabak mẽ sīkh liyā par 'dhat' sīkhne mẽ use tīn saptāh lag gae. 'dhat' baiṭhne kī ājñā thī aur 'mālī' calne kī ājñā.

     [original: Kari learnt 'Mali' after three lessons but it took him three weeks to learn 'Dhat'. 'Dhat' was the command to sit while 'Mali' was the command to walk.]

Interjection

धत • (dhat) (Urdu spelling دَھت)

1. stop!, stand!, halt!, lie down!

Alternative forms

• धत् (dhat)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 521
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2419
• Platts, John T. (1884) “धत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 540