बर्बटी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बरबटी (barabṭī)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बर्बटी (barbaṭī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bəɾ.bə.ʈiː/, [bɐɾ.bɐ.ʈiː]

Noun

बर्बटी • (barbaṭī) f

1. a kind of bean, Dolichos lablab
2. (rare) a prostitute

   Synonyms: वेश्या (veśyā), गणिका (gaṇikā), तवायफ़ (tavāyaf), रंडी (raṇḍī)

Declension

Declension of बर्बटी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बर्बटी barbaṭī	बर्बटियाँ barbaṭiyā̃
oblique	बर्बटी barbaṭī	बर्बटियों barbaṭiyõ
vocative	बर्बटी barbaṭī	बर्बटियो barbaṭiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बर्बटी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बरबटी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বৰ্বটী (Assamese script)
• ᬩᬃᬩᬝᬷ (Balinese script)
• বর্বটী (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰨𑰿𑰤𑰘𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀭𑁆𑀩𑀝𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ဗရ်္ဗဋီ (Burmese script)
• બર્બટી (Gujarati script)
• ਬਰ੍ਬਟੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌟𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦂꦧꦛꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂩𑂹𑂥𑂗𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಬರ್ಬಟೀ (Kannada script)
• ពព៌ដី (Khmer script)
• ພຣ຺ພຏີ (Lao script)
• ബര്ബടീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᠠᡵᠪᠠᢞᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘨𑘿𑘤𑘘𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠠᠷᠪᠠᢌᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧈𑧠𑧄𑦸𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑐬𑑂𑐧𑐚𑐷 (Newa script)
• ବର୍ବଟୀ (Odia script)
• ꢨꢬ꣄ꢨꢜꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆫𑇀𑆧𑆛𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖨𑖿𑖤𑖘𑖱 (Siddham script)
• බර්‍බටී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩼 𑪙𑩲𑩦𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚤𑚶𑚠𑚔𑚯 (Takri script)
• ப³ர்ப³டீ (Tamil script)
• బర్బటీ (Telugu script)
• พรฺพฏี (Thai script)
• བ་རྦ་ཊཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒩𑓂𑒥𑒙𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨫𑩇𑨠𑨔𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From बर्बट (barbaṭa) +‎ -ई (-ī, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐɾ.bɐ.ʈiː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bɐɾ.bɐ.ʈiː/

Noun

बर्बटी • (barbaṭī) stem, f

1. a kind of bean, Dolichos lablab
2. a prostitute

   Synonyms: वेश्या (veśyā), गणिका (gaṇikā)

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of बर्बटी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बर्बटी (barbaṭī)	बर्बट्यौ (barbaṭyau) बर्बटी¹ (barbaṭī¹)	बर्बट्यः (barbaṭyaḥ) बर्बटीः¹ (barbaṭīḥ¹)
vocative	बर्बटि (barbaṭi)	बर्बट्यौ (barbaṭyau) बर्बटी¹ (barbaṭī¹)	बर्बट्यः (barbaṭyaḥ) बर्बटीः¹ (barbaṭīḥ¹)
accusative	बर्बटीम् (barbaṭīm)	बर्बट्यौ (barbaṭyau) बर्बटी¹ (barbaṭī¹)	बर्बटीः (barbaṭīḥ)
instrumental	बर्बट्या (barbaṭyā)	बर्बटीभ्याम् (barbaṭībhyām)	बर्बटीभिः (barbaṭībhiḥ)
dative	बर्बट्यै (barbaṭyai)	बर्बटीभ्याम् (barbaṭībhyām)	बर्बटीभ्यः (barbaṭībhyaḥ)
ablative	बर्बट्याः (barbaṭyāḥ) बर्बट्यै² (barbaṭyai²)	बर्बटीभ्याम् (barbaṭībhyām)	बर्बटीभ्यः (barbaṭībhyaḥ)
genitive	बर्बट्याः (barbaṭyāḥ) बर्बट्यै² (barbaṭyai²)	बर्बट्योः (barbaṭyoḥ)	बर्बटीनाम् (barbaṭīnām)
locative	बर्बट्याम् (barbaṭyām)	बर्बट्योः (barbaṭyoḥ)	बर्बटीषु (barbaṭīṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Hindi: बर्बटी (barbaṭī) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “बर्बटी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 722.