बाट

Haryanvi

Noun

बाट (bāṭ)

1. waiting, wait for something
2. standard measure for weight

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑːʈ/, [bäːʈ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (vaṭṭa), from Sanskrit वर्त्मन् (vártman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wártma, from Proto-Indo-European *wért-mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.

Noun

बाट • (bāṭ) m (Urdu spelling باٹ)

1. path, way

   Synonyms: रास्ता (rāstā), पथ (path), पंथ (panth), मार्ग (mārg)

Declension

Declension of बाट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाट bāṭ	बाट bāṭ
oblique	बाट bāṭ	बाटों bāṭõ
vocative	बाट bāṭ	बाटो bāṭo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀢 (*varta, “stone”). Cognate with Punjabi ਵੱਟਾ (vaṭṭā) / وٹّا (vaṭṭā), Khowar بوهرت (bohrt), بوهت (boht), بوخت (boxt), Kalasha bat, Romani bar. Compare Northern Kurdish berd (“stone”).

Noun

बाट • (bāṭ) m (Urdu spelling باٹ)

1. a weight, any standard measure for weight
2. grindstone

Declension

Declension of बाट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाट bāṭ	बाट bāṭ
oblique	बाट bāṭ	बाटों bāṭõ
vocative	बाट bāṭ	बाटो bāṭo

Derived terms

• बटखरा (baṭakhrā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “varta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vártman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press