भट्ठी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan (whence Punjabi ਭੱਠ (bhaṭṭha, “furnace”)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀝𑁆𑀞 (bhaṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit भ्रष्ट्र (bhraṣṭra). By surface analysis, भट्ठा (bhaṭṭhā) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Noun

भट्ठी • (bhaṭṭhī) m (Urdu spelling بھٹھی)

1. oven, furnace, kiln
2. forge

Declension

Declension of भट्ठी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भट्ठी bhaṭṭhī	भट्ठी bhaṭṭhī
oblique	भट्ठी bhaṭṭhī	भट्ठियों bhaṭṭhiyõ
vocative	भट्ठी bhaṭṭhī	भट्ठियो bhaṭṭhiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भट्ठी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 757
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhráṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press