भर्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भर्तृ (bhartṛ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəɾ.t̪ɑː/, [bʱɐɾ.t̪äː]

Noun

भर्ता • (bhartā) m

1. lord, protector
2. husband

Declension

Declension of भर्ता (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भर्ता bhartā	भर्ता bhartā
oblique	भर्ता bhartā	भर्ताओं bhartāõ
vocative	भर्ता bhartā	भर्ताओ bhartāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भर्ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভৰ্তা (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬃᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• ভর্তা (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰨𑰿𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀭𑁆𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဘရ်္တာ (Burmese script)
• ભર્તા (Gujarati script)
• ਭਰ੍ਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦂꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂩𑂹𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಭರ್ತಾ (Kannada script)
• ភត៌ា (Khmer script)
• ຠຣ຺ຕາ (Lao script)
• ഭര്താ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠᡵᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘨𑘿𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᠷᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧈𑧠𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐬𑑂𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଭର୍ତା (Odia script)
• ꢩꢬ꣄ꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆫𑇀𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖨𑖿𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• භර්‍තා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩼 𑪙𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚤𑚶𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ர்தா (Tamil script)
• భర్తా (Telugu script)
• ภรฺตา (Thai script)
• བྷ་རྟཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒩𑓂𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨫𑩇𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɐ́ɾ.tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱɐɾ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

भर्ता • (bhártā) m

1. nominative singular of भर्तृ (bhártṛ, “husband”)

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ഭർത്താവ് (bhaṟttāvŭ)
• → Tamil: பத்தா (pattā)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “भर्ता”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]