बत्ती

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆 (*vattiā), 𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀺𑀆 (vaṭṭiā), from Sanskrit वर्तिका (vartikā, “wick”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bət̪.t̪iː/, [bət̪̚.t̪iː]

Noun

बत्ती • (battī) f (Urdu spelling بتی‎)

  1. candle, light
    बत्ती जलाना ― battī jalānā ― to light a candle; to turn on a light (electric)
    बत्ती बुझाना ― battī bujhānā ― to extinguish a candle; to turn off a light
    लाल बत्ती ― lāl battī ― red light
    बत्ती बंद हो गई। ― battī band ho gaī. ― The lights went out.
  2. wick, fuse (of a candle)

Declension
Declension of बत्ती (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct बत्ती
battī		 बत्तियाँ
battiyā̃
oblique बत्ती
battī		 बत्तियों
battiyõ
vocative बत्ती
battī		 बत्तियो
battiyo

Derived terms

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “várti1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्तिका (vartikā, “wick”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bət̪.t̪i/, [bət̪.t̪iː]

Noun

बत्ती • (battī) f

  1. lamp

Declension
Declension of बत्ती (battī)
direct
singular		 बत्ती
battī
direct
plural		 बत्त्या
battyā
singular plural
nominative बत्ती
battī		 बत्त्या
battyā
oblique बत्ती-
batti-		 बत्त्यां-
battyāN-
dative बत्तीला
battilā		 बत्त्यांना
battyāNnā
ergative बत्तीने
battine		 बत्त्यांनी
battyāNni
instrumental बत्तीशी
battiśi		 बत्त्यांशी
battyāNśi
locative बत्तीत
battit		 बत्त्यांत
battyāNt
vocative बत्ती
batti		 बत्त्यांनो
battyāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of बत्ती
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject बत्तीचा
battiċā		 बत्तीचे
battice		 बत्तीची
battici		 बत्तीच्या
battica		 बत्तीचे, बत्तीचं
battice, battiċa		 बत्तीची
battici		 बत्तीच्या
battica
plural subject बत्त्यांचा
battyāNċā		 बत्त्यांचे
battyāNce		 बत्त्यांची
battyāNci		 बत्त्यांच्या
battyāNca		 बत्त्यांचे, बत्त्यांचं
battyāNce, battyāNċa		 बत्त्यांची
battyāNci		 बत्त्यांच्या
battyāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “बत्ती”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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