भंति

See also: भाँति and भांती

Apabhramsa

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti)

Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhatti)

Apabhramsa भंति (bhaṃti)

Inherited from Prakrit भत्ति (bhatti), from Sanskrit भ॒क्ति (bhaktí).^[1]

Noun

भंति (bhaṃti) f ^[2]

sort

Declension

Declension of भंति (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī)	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī) or भंतिउ (bhaṃtiu) or भंतीउ (bhaṃtīu) or भंतिओ (bhaṃtio) or भंतीओ (bhaṃtīo)
Accusative	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī)	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī) or भंतिउ (bhaṃtiu) or भंतीउ (bhaṃtīu) or भंतिओ (bhaṃtio) or भंतीओ (bhaṃtīo)
Instrumental	भंतिए (bhaṃtie) or भंतीए (bhaṃtīe)	भंतिहिं (bhaṃtihiṃ) or भंतीहिं (bhaṃtīhiṃ)
Dative	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī) or भंतिहे (bhaṃtihe) or भंतीहे (bhaṃtīhe)	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī) or भंतिहु (bhaṃtihu) or भंतीहु (bhaṃtīhu)
Ablative	भंतिहे (bhaṃtihe) or भंतीहे (bhaṃtīhe)	भंतिहु (bhaṃtihu) or भंतीहु (bhaṃtīhu)
Genitive	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī) or भंतिहे (bhaṃtihe) or भंतीहे (bhaṃtīhe)	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī) or भंतिहु (bhaṃtihu) or भंतीहु (bhaṃtīhu)
Locative	भंतिहिं (bhaṃtihiṃ) or भंतीहिं (bhaṃtīhiṃ)	भंतिहिं (bhaṃtihiṃ) or भंतीहिं (bhaṃtīhiṃ)
Vocative	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī)	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī) or भंतिउ (bhaṃtiu) or भंतीउ (bhaṃtīu) or भंतिओ (bhaṃtio) or भंतीओ (bhaṃtīo) or भंतिहो (bhaṃtiho) or भंतीहो (bhaṃtīho)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Hindi:
  - Old Awadhi: bhāṃtī
    Devanagari script: भांती
    
    Kaithi script: 𑂦𑂰𑂁𑂞𑂲
    - Awadhi: bhā̃ti
      Devanagari script: भाँति
      
      Kaithi script: 𑂦𑂰𑂀𑂞𑂱
- Western Hindi:
  - Braj: भाँति (bhā̃ti)
  - Kannauji: भाँति
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: भाँत (bhā̃t), भाँति (bhā̃ti), भाँती (bhā̃tī)
    
    Urdu: بھان٘تی (bhā̃tī)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Angika: bhā̃ti
  Devanagari script: भाँति
  
  Kaithi script: 𑂦𑂰𑂀𑂞𑂱
- Bhojpuri: bhā̃t
  Devanagari script: भाँत
  
  Kaithi script: 𑂦𑂰𑂀𑂞
- Maithili: bhā̃tɨ
  Devanagari script: भाँति
  
  Tirhuta script: 𑒦𑒰𑒿𑒞𑒱
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Kumaoni: भाँति
- Nepali: भाँति (bhā̃ti)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Punjabi: ਭਤਿ (bhati /⁠bhatti⁠/), ਭਾਤਿ (bhāti /⁠bhāṃti⁠/)
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਭਾਂਤ (bhā̃t)
    
    Shahmukhi script: بھان٘ت (bhāṉt)
- Sindhi: bhā̃ti
  Arabic script: ڀانتِ
  
  Devanagari script: भांति
  
  Khudabadi script: 𑋖𑋠𑋟𑋍𑋡
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: भांत (bhā̃t)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Middle Gujarati: भांत, भांति, भांत्य
  - Gujarati: ભાત (bhāt)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 530: “Ap. bhaṁti- f. 'sort'”
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भंति”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 641.

Prakrit

Noun

भंति (bhaṃti) f

Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀁𑀢𑀺

Declension

Maharastri declension of भंति (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	भंती (bhaṃtī)	भंतीओ (bhaṃtīo) or भंती (bhaṃtī)
Accusative	भंतिं (bhaṃtiṃ)	भंतीओ (bhaṃtīo) or भंती (bhaṃtī)
Instrumental	भंतीए (bhaṃtīe)	भंतीहि (bhaṃtīhi) or भंतीहिं (bhaṃtīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	भंतीओ (bhaṃtīo)	भंतीहिंतो (bhaṃtīhiṃto)
Genitive	भंतीए (bhaṃtīe)	भंतीण (bhaṃtīṇa) or भंतीणं (bhaṃtīṇaṃ)
Locative	भंतीए (bhaṃtīe)	भंतीसु (bhaṃtīsu) or भंतीसुं (bhaṃtīsuṃ)
Vocative	भंति (bhaṃti) or भंती (bhaṃtī)	भंतीओ (bhaṃtīo) or भंती (bhaṃtī)

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 530: “Ap. bhaṁti- f. 'sort'”

[2] Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भंति”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 641.

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