भेंट

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (*bheṭṭ-, “to meet”). Cognate to Gujarati ભેટ (bheṭ), Marathi भेट (bheṭ), Punjabi ਭੇਂਟ (bheṇṭ) and ਭੇਟ (bheṭ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱeːɳʈ/, [bʱẽːɳʈ]

Noun

भेंट • (bheṇṭ) f (Urdu spelling بھینٹ‎)

meeting
मैं अपने रिश्तेदारों से भेंट करने जा रहा हूँ।
ma͠i apne riśtedārõ se bheṇṭ karne jā rahā hū̃.
I am going to have a meeting with my relatives

Synonyms: मुलाक़ात (mulāqāt), बैठक (baiṭhak)
present, gift
(religion) offering

Declension

Declension of भेंट (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भेंट bheṇṭ	भेंटें bheṇṭẽ
oblique	भेंट bheṇṭ	भेंटों bheṇṭõ
vocative	भेंट bheṇṭ	भेंटो bheṇṭo

References

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

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