भित्त

See also: भित्ति

Dogri

Noun

भित्त (bhitt) (Arabic-script spelling پت)

1. door

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভিত্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬶᬢ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• ভিত্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰰𑰝𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ဘိတ္တ (Burmese script)
• ભિત્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਭਿਤ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦶꦠ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂱𑂞𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಿತ್ತ (Kannada script)
• ភិត្ត (Khmer script)
• ຠິຕ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• ഭിത്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡳᢠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘱𑘝𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠢᢐᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧒𑦽𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐶𑐟𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଭିତ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢶꢡ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆴𑆠𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖰𑖝𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• භිත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩑𑩫 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚮𑚙𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• பி⁴த்த (Tamil script)
• భిత్త (Telugu script)
• ภิตฺต (Thai script)
• བྷི་ཏྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒱𑒞𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨁𑨙𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *bʰidtós

Sanskrit भित्त (bhitta)

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰitˢtás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidtós (“split”). By surface analysis, भिद् (bhid) +‎ -त (-ta). Compare English bit.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱit.tɐ/, [bʱit̚.tɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱit̪.t̪ɐ/, [ˈbʱit̪̚.t̪ɐ]

Noun

भित्त • (bhitta) stem, n

1. a bit, small piece
2. a part, portion
3. a wall

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भित्ति

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भित्त (bhitta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भित्तम् bhittam	भित्ते bhitte	भित्तानि / भित्ता¹ bhittāni / bhittā¹
Vocative	भित्त bhitta	भित्ते bhitte	भित्तानि / भित्ता¹ bhittāni / bhittā¹
Accusative	भित्तम् bhittam	भित्ते bhitte	भित्तानि / भित्ता¹ bhittāni / bhittā¹
Instrumental	भित्तेन bhittena	भित्ताभ्याम् bhittābhyām	भित्तैः / भित्तेभिः¹ bhittaiḥ / bhittebhiḥ¹
Dative	भित्ताय bhittāya	भित्ताभ्याम् bhittābhyām	भित्तेभ्यः bhittebhyaḥ
Ablative	भित्तात् bhittāt	भित्ताभ्याम् bhittābhyām	भित्तेभ्यः bhittebhyaḥ
Genitive	भित्तस्य bhittasya	भित्तयोः bhittayoḥ	भित्तानाम् bhittānām
Locative	भित्ते bhitte	भित्तयोः bhittayoḥ	भित्तेषु bhitteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: भित्त (bhitt) (learned)
• → Telugu: భిత్తము (bhittamu) (learned)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भित्त”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan