भीत

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱiːt̪/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhitti), from Sanskrit भित्ति (bhitti). Cognate with Bengali ভিত (bhito). Doublet of भित्ति (bhitti).

Noun

भीत • (bhīt) f (Urdu spelling بھیت)

1. wall, partition

   Synonyms: भित्ति (bhitti), दीवार (dīvār)

Declension

Declension of भीत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भीत bhīt	भीतें bhītẽ
oblique	भीत bhīt	भीतों bhītõ
vocative	भीत bhīt	भीतो bhīto

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भीत (bhīta).

Adjective

भीत • (bhīt) (indeclinable)

1. frightened, afraid

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भीत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভীত (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬷᬢ (Balinese script)
• ভীত (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰱𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ဘီတ (Burmese script)
• ભીત (Gujarati script)
• ਭੀਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍀𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦷꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂲𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಭೀತ (Kannada script)
• ភីត (Khmer script)
• ຠີຕ (Lao script)
• ഭീത (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡳᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘲𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠢᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧓𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐷𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଭୀତ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢷꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆵𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖱𑖝 (Siddham script)
• භීත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩑𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚯𑚙 (Takri script)
• பீ⁴த (Tamil script)
• భీత (Telugu script)
• ภีต (Thai script)
• བྷཱི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒲𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨁𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰih₂-tó-s, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear”). See भय (bhaya) for cognates. Equivalent to भी (bhī, root) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱiː.tɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱiː.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

भीत • (bhītá) stem

1. frightened, scared, terrified, afraid
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.32.14:

     अहे॑र्या॒तारं॒ कम॑पश्य इंद्र हृ॒दि यत्ते॑ ज॒घ्नुषो॒ भीरग॑च्छत् ।
     नव॑ च॒ यन्न॑व॒तिं च॒ स्रवं॑तीः श्ये॒नो न भी॒तो अत॑रो॒ रजां॑सि ॥

     áheryātā́ram kámapaśya indra hṛdí yátte jaghnúṣo bhī́rágacchat
     náva ca yánnavatím ca srávantīḥ śyenó ná bhītó átaro rájāṃsi

     Whom did you see, O Indra, after you had killed the Dragon that your heart was filled with fear
     That you crossed the ninety nine streams and the regions like a frightened hawk?

2. timid
3. (in compounds) anxious about

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भीत (bhītá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीतः bhītáḥ	भीतौ / भीता¹ bhītaú / bhītā́¹	भीताः / भीतासः¹ bhītā́ḥ / bhītā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भीत bhī́ta	भीतौ / भीता¹ bhī́tau / bhī́tā¹	भीताः / भीतासः¹ bhī́tāḥ / bhī́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भीतम् bhītám	भीतौ / भीता¹ bhītaú / bhītā́¹	भीतान् bhītā́n
Instrumental	भीतेन bhīténa	भीताभ्याम् bhītā́bhyām	भीतैः / भीतेभिः¹ bhītaíḥ / bhītébhiḥ¹
Dative	भीताय bhītā́ya	भीताभ्याम् bhītā́bhyām	भीतेभ्यः bhītébhyaḥ
Ablative	भीतात् bhītā́t	भीताभ्याम् bhītā́bhyām	भीतेभ्यः bhītébhyaḥ
Genitive	भीतस्य bhītásya	भीतयोः bhītáyoḥ	भीतानाम् bhītā́nām
Locative	भीते bhīté	भीतयोः bhītáyoḥ	भीतेषु bhītéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भीता (bhītā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीता bhītā́	भीते bhīté	भीताः bhītā́ḥ
Vocative	भीते bhī́te	भीते bhī́te	भीताः bhī́tāḥ
Accusative	भीताम् bhītā́m	भीते bhīté	भीताः bhītā́ḥ
Instrumental	भीतया / भीता¹ bhītáyā / bhītā́¹	भीताभ्याम् bhītā́bhyām	भीताभिः bhītā́bhiḥ
Dative	भीतायै bhītā́yai	भीताभ्याम् bhītā́bhyām	भीताभ्यः bhītā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	भीतायाः / भीतायै² bhītā́yāḥ / bhītā́yai²	भीताभ्याम् bhītā́bhyām	भीताभ्यः bhītā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	भीतायाः / भीतायै² bhītā́yāḥ / bhītā́yai²	भीतयोः bhītáyoḥ	भीतानाम् bhītā́nām
Locative	भीतायाम् bhītā́yām	भीतयोः bhītáyoḥ	भीतासु bhītā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भीत (bhītá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भीतम् bhītám	भीते bhīté	भीतानि / भीता¹ bhītā́ni / bhītā́¹
Vocative	भीत bhī́ta	भीते bhī́te	भीतानि / भीता¹ bhī́tāni / bhī́tā¹
Accusative	भीतम् bhītám	भीते bhīté	भीतानि / भीता¹ bhītā́ni / bhītā́¹
Instrumental	भीतेन bhīténa	भीताभ्याम् bhītā́bhyām	भीतैः / भीतेभिः¹ bhītaíḥ / bhītébhiḥ¹
Dative	भीताय bhītā́ya	भीताभ्याम् bhītā́bhyām	भीतेभ्यः bhītébhyaḥ
Ablative	भीतात् bhītā́t	भीताभ्याम् bhītā́bhyām	भीतेभ्यः bhītébhyaḥ
Genitive	भीतस्य bhītásya	भीतयोः bhītáyoḥ	भीतानाम् bhītā́nām
Locative	भीते bhīté	भीतयोः bhītáyoḥ	भीतेषु bhītéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Gandhari: 𐨧𐨁𐨡 (bhida)
• Pali: bhīta
• Bengali: ভীত (bhit)
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀻𑀅 (bhīa)
• ⇒ Hindi: भयभीत (bhaybhīt)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भीत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 758.