𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-

Sanskrit भज् (bhaj)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti)

Prakrit 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhatti)

Inherited from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti). Cognate with Pali bhatti.

Noun

𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhatti) f (Devanagari भत्ति)

1. devotion
2. sort, division

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (bhattī)	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀑 (bhattīo) or 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (bhattī)
Accusative	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀁 (bhattiṃ)	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀑 (bhattīo) or 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (bhattī)
Instrumental	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀏 (bhattīe)	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀳𑀺 (bhattīhi) or 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhattīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀑 (bhattīo)	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhattīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀏 (bhattīe)	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀡 (bhattīṇa) or 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀡𑀁 (bhattīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀏 (bhattīe)	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀼 (bhattīsu) or 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhattīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhatti) or 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (bhattī)	𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻𑀑 (bhattīo) or 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (bhattī)

Descendants

• Apabhramsa: भंति (bhaṃti)
  • 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

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भत्ति”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 643.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 530