bhitti

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• भित्ति (Devanagari 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भित्ति (bhitti). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhitti).

Noun

bhitti f

1. wall

   Synonym: pākāra

Declension

Declension table of "bhitti" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhitti	bhittiyo or bhittī
Accusative (second)	bhittiṃ	bhittiyo or bhittī
Instrumental (third)	bhittiyā	bhittīhi or bhittībhi
Dative (fourth)	bhittiyā	bhittīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhittiyā or bhittyā	bhittīhi or bhittībhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhittiyā	bhittīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhittiyā or bhittiyaṃ or bhittyaṃ	bhittīsu
Vocative (calling)	bhitti	bhittiyo or bhittī

Derived terms

• bhittika (“having wall(s)”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhitti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 542
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bhitti”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 505