بھوت
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भूत (bhūtá).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bʱuːt̪/
- Rhymes: -uːt̪
Noun
بُھوت • (bhūt) m (Hindi spelling भूत)
- ghost
- spirit, demon
- Synonym: جن (jinn)
- (figurative) an ugly man (i.e., a man of ghastly countenance)
Declension
| Declension of بھوت | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | بُھوت (bhūt) | بُھوت (bhūt) |
| oblique | بُھوت (bhūt) | بُھوتوں (bhūtō̃) |
| vocative | بُھوت (bhūt) | بُھوتو (bhūtō) |
Derived terms
- بھوتنی (bhūtnī)
- بھوتیا (bhūtiyā, “ghastly, ghostly, haunted”)
- بھوت پریت (bhūt-parīt, “ghosts and apparitions”)
References
- “بھوت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “بھوت”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.