भित्ति

See also: भित्त

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit भित्ति (bhitti). Doublet of भीत (bhīt).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɪt̪.t̪iː/, [bʱɪt̪̚.t̪iː]

Noun

भित्ति • (bhitti) f

1. wall; partition; rampart

   Synonyms: दीवार (dīvār), प्राचीर (prācīr)

   • 2018 February 7, Naresh Shandilya, टुकड़ा-टुकड़ा ये ज़िन्दगी‎^[1], Diamond Pocket Books, →ISBN:

     ये घर की भित्तियाँ, ये छत, दहलीज़, ये आँगन,
     देखो हमारे आसपास फर्ज़ बहुत हैं।

     ye ghar kī bhittiyā̃, ye chat, dahlīz, ye āṅgan,
     dekho hamāre āspās pharz bahut ha͠i.

     These walls of the house, this roof, threshold, this courtyard;
     Look, there are a lot of responsibilities around me.

Declension

Declension of भित्ति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भित्ति bhitti	भित्तियाँ bhittiyā̃
oblique	भित्ति bhitti	भित्तियों bhittiyõ
vocative	भित्ति bhitti	भित्तियो bhittiyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भित्ति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3658
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भित्ति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 767

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bhitti (Latin script)
• 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ভিত্তি (Bengali script)
• භිත‍්ති (Sinhalese script)
• ဘိတ္တိ or ꧤိတ္တိ or ꧤိတ်တိ (Burmese script)
• ภิตฺติ or ภิตติ (Thai script)
• ᨽᩥᨲ᩠ᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠິຕ຺ຕິ or ຠິຕຕິ (Lao script)
• ភិត្តិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄨𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

भित्ति f

1. Devanagari script form of bhitti

Declension

Declension table of "भित्ति" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भित्ति (bhitti)	भित्तियो (bhittiyo) or भित्ती (bhittī)
Accusative (second)	भित्तिं (bhittiṃ)	भित्तियो (bhittiyo) or भित्ती (bhittī)
Instrumental (third)	भित्तिया (bhittiyā)	भित्तीहि (bhittīhi) or भित्तीभि (bhittībhi)
Dative (fourth)	भित्तिया (bhittiyā)	भित्तीनं (bhittīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भित्तिया (bhittiyā) or भित्त्या (bhittyā)	भित्तीहि (bhittīhi) or भित्तीभि (bhittībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भित्तिया (bhittiyā)	भित्तीनं (bhittīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भित्तिया (bhittiyā) or भित्तियं (bhittiyaṃ) or भित्त्यं (bhittyaṃ)	भित्तीसु (bhittīsu)
Vocative (calling)	भित्ति (bhitti)	भित्तियो (bhittiyo) or भित्ती (bhittī)

Prakrit

Noun

भित्ति (bhitti) f

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺

Declension

Maharastri declension of भित्ति (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	भित्ती (bhittī)	भित्तीओ (bhittīo) or भित्ती (bhittī)
Accusative	भित्तिं (bhittiṃ)	भित्तीओ (bhittīo) or भित्ती (bhittī)
Instrumental	भित्तीए (bhittīe)	भित्तीहि (bhittīhi) or भित्तीहिं (bhittīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	भित्तीओ (bhittīo)	भित्तीहिंतो (bhittīhiṃto)
Genitive	भित्तीए (bhittīe)	भित्तीण (bhittīṇa) or भित्तीणं (bhittīṇaṃ)
Locative	भित्तीए (bhittīe)	भित्तीसु (bhittīsu) or भित्तीसुं (bhittīsuṃ)
Vocative	भित्ति (bhitti) or भित्ती (bhittī)	भित्तीओ (bhittīo) or भित्ती (bhittī)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভিত্তি (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬶᬢ᭄ᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• ভিত্তি (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰰𑰝𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဘိတ္တိ (Burmese script)
• ભિત્તિ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਿਤ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦶꦠ꧀ꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂱𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಿತ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
• ភិត្តិ (Khmer script)
• ຠິຕ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
• ഭിത്തി (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡳᢠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘱𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠢᢐᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧒𑦽𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐶𑐟𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଭିତ୍ତି (Odia script)
• ꢩꢶꢡ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆴𑆠𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖰𑖝𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• භිත‍්ති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩑𑩫 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚮𑚙𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• பி⁴த்தி (Tamil script)
• భిత్తి (Telugu script)
• ภิตฺติ (Thai script)
• བྷི་ཏྟི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒱𑒞𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨁𑨙𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root भिद् (bhid, “to break; split; divide; cut”) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

भित्ति • (bhittí) stem, f

1. (Vedic) mat of split reeds
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
2. (Classical Sanskrit)
   1. wall; partition; rampart

      Synonyms: प्राचीर (prācīra), प्राकार (prākāra); see also Thesaurus:भित्ति

      • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
      • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.23.19:

        चक्षुष्मत्पद्मरागाग्र्‍यैर्वज्रभित्तिषु निर्मितैः ।
        जुष्टं विचित्रवैतानैर्महार्हैर्हेमतोरणैः ॥

        cakṣuṣmatpadmarāgāgr‍yairvajrabhittiṣu nirmitaiḥ.
        juṣṭaṃ vicitravaitānairmahārhairhematoraṇaiḥ.

        With the choicest rubies set in its diamond walls, it appeared as though possessed of eyes. It was furnished with wonderful canopies and greatly valuable gates of gold.

   2. breaking, splitting; dividing
   3. fragment, bit, portion

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of भित्ति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भित्तिः (bhittíḥ)	भित्ती (bhittī́)	भित्तयः (bhittáyaḥ)
vocative	भित्ते (bhítte)	भित्ती (bhíttī)	भित्तयः (bhíttayaḥ)
accusative	भित्तिम् (bhittím)	भित्ती (bhittī́)	भित्तीः (bhittī́ḥ)
instrumental	भित्त्या (bhittyā́) भित्ती¹ (bhittī́¹)	भित्तिभ्याम् (bhittíbhyām)	भित्तिभिः (bhittíbhiḥ)
dative	भित्तये (bhittáye) भित्त्यै² (bhittyaí²) भित्ती¹ (bhittī́¹)	भित्तिभ्याम् (bhittíbhyām)	भित्तिभ्यः (bhittíbhyaḥ)
ablative	भित्तेः (bhittéḥ) भित्त्याः² (bhittyā́ḥ²) भित्त्यै³ (bhittyaí³)	भित्तिभ्याम् (bhittíbhyām)	भित्तिभ्यः (bhittíbhyaḥ)
genitive	भित्तेः (bhittéḥ) भित्त्याः² (bhittyā́ḥ²) भित्त्यै³ (bhittyaí³)	भित्त्योः (bhittyóḥ)	भित्तीनाम् (bhittīnā́m)
locative	भित्तौ (bhittaú) भित्त्याम्² (bhittyā́m²) भित्ता¹ (bhittā́¹)	भित्त्योः (bhittyóḥ)	भित्तिषु (bhittíṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: bhitti
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhitti) (see there for further descendants)
• → Hindi: भित्ति (bhitti) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “भित्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 757.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bhitti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भित्ति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1198
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भित्ति”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 205
• Arthur Berriedale Keith, Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1912) “bhitti”, in Vedic index of names and subjects, volume 2, London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, W. [Published for the Government of India], →OCLC, page 104
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhitti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 542