bhaṇati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀡𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• भणति (Devanagari script)
• ভণতি (Bengali script)
• භණති (Sinhalese script)
• ဘဏတိ or ꧤꧣတိ (Burmese script)
• ภณติ or ภะณะติ (Thai script)
• ᨽᨱᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠຓຕິ or ຠະຓະຕິ (Lao script)
• ភណតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄕𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भनति (bhanati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀡𑀇 (bhaṇaï).

Verb

bhaṇati (root bhaṇ, first conjugation)

1. to speak
2. to tell
3. to preach

Conjugation

Conjugation of "bhaṇati"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	bhaṇāmi	bhaṇāma	bhaṇe	bhaṇāmhe
2nd	bhaṇasi	bhaṇatha	bhaṇase	bhaṇavhe
3rd	bhaṇati	bhaṇanti	bhaṇate	bhaṇante or bhaṇare
Imperative
1st	bhaṇāmi	bhaṇāma	bhaṇe	bhaṇāmase
2nd	bhaṇa or bhaṇāhi	bhaṇatha	bhaṇassu	bhaṇavho
3rd	bhaṇatu	bhaṇantu	bhaṇataṃ	bhaṇantaṃ
Optative
1st	bhaṇeyyāmi or bhaṇeyyaṃ or bhaṇe	bhaṇeyyāma	bhaṇeyyaṃ	bhaṇeyyāmhe
2nd	bhaṇeyyāsi or bhaṇe	bhaṇeyyātha	bhaṇetho	bhaṇeyyavho
3rd	bhaṇeyya or bhaṇe	bhaṇeyyuṃ	bhaṇetha	bhaṇeraṃ

• Present active participle: bhaṇant, which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: bhaṇamāna, which see for forms and usage

Adjective

bhaṇati

1. masculine/neuter locative singular of bhaṇant, present participle of the verb above

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhaṇati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead