भक्त
See also: भक्ती, भक्ति, भक्तों, and भक्तो
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta). Doublet of भात (bhāt) and बख़्त (baxt).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱəkt̪/
- Rhymes: -əkt̪
Noun
भक्त • (bhakt) m (Urdu spelling بھکت)
- devotee, adorer
- (politics, slang) bhakt (ardent right-wing Hindu nationalist netizen) [21st c.]
- 2019 December 23, ज़फ़र आग़ा, “झारखंड: हिंदुत्व और ध्रुवीकरण की चाशनी में लिपटे ‘मोदी मैजिक’ के किले की बुनियाद हिलने लगी है”, in Navjivan:
- लेकिन, राजनीति की जमीनी असलियत भक्तों को नजर नहीं आ रही।
- lekin, rājnīti kī jamīnī asliyat bhaktõ ko najar nahī̃ ā rahī.
- However, the bhakts do not understand the actual political situation.
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Declension
Declension of भक्त (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | भक्त bhakt | भक्त bhakt |
oblique | भक्त bhakt | भक्तों bhaktõ |
vocative | भक्त bhakt | भक्तो bhakto |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भक्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “भक्त”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
- ভক্ত (Assamese script)
- ভক্ত (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰎𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀓𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ભક્ત (Gujarati script)
- ਭਕੑਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦨꦏ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
- ភក្ត (Khmer script)
- ಭಕ್ತ (Kannada script)
- ຠກ຺ຕ (Lao script)
- ഭക്ത (Malayalam script)
- 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠠᢉᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᢨᠠᡬᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- ဘက္တ (Burmese script)
- 𑧅𑦮𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐎𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଭକ୍ତ (Oriya script)
- ꢩꢒ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆑𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖎𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
- භක්ත (Sinhalese script)
- భక్త (Telugu script)
- ภกฺต (Thai script)
- བྷ་ཀྟ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒏𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰaktás (“distributed, allotted, share, portion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-tó-s, from *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬑𐬙𐬀 (baxta), Persian بخت (baxt). By surface analysis, भज् (bhaj, “to divide, distribute”, root) + -त (-ta) .
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱɐk.tɐ́/, [bʱɐk̚.tɐ́]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbʱɐk.t̪ɐ/, [ˈbʱɐk̚.t̪ɐ]
Adjective
भक्त • (bhaktá)
- distributed, assigned, allotted
- engaged in, occupied with, loyal, faithful
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of भक्त (bhaktá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | भक्तः bhaktáḥ | भक्तौ bhaktaú | भक्ताः / भक्तासः¹ bhaktā́ḥ / bhaktā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | भक्त bhákta | भक्तौ bháktau | भक्ताः / भक्तासः¹ bháktāḥ / bháktāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | भक्तम् bhaktám | भक्तौ bhaktaú | भक्तान् bhaktā́n |
Instrumental | भक्तेन bhakténa | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तैः / भक्तेभिः¹ bhaktaíḥ / bhaktébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | भक्ताय bhaktā́ya | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तेभ्यः bhaktébhyaḥ |
Ablative | भक्तात् bhaktā́t | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तेभ्यः bhaktébhyaḥ |
Genitive | भक्तस्य bhaktásya | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तानाम् bhaktā́nām |
Locative | भक्ते bhakté | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तेषु bhaktéṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of भक्ता (bhaktā́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | भक्ता bhaktā́ | भक्ते bhakté | भक्ताः bhaktā́ḥ |
Vocative | भक्ते bhákte | भक्ते bhákte | भक्ताः bháktāḥ |
Accusative | भक्ताम् bhaktā́m | भक्ते bhakté | भक्ताः bhaktā́ḥ |
Instrumental | भक्तया / भक्ता¹ bhaktáyā / bhaktā́¹ | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्ताभिः bhaktā́bhiḥ |
Dative | भक्तायै bhaktā́yai | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्ताभ्यः bhaktā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | भक्तायाः bhaktā́yāḥ | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्ताभ्यः bhaktā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | भक्तायाः bhaktā́yāḥ | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तानाम् bhaktā́nām |
Locative | भक्तायाम् bhaktā́yām | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तासु bhaktā́su |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of भक्त (bhaktá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | भक्तम् bhaktám | भक्ते bhakté | भक्तानि / भक्ता¹ bhaktā́ni / bhaktā́¹ |
Vocative | भक्त bhákta | भक्ते bhákte | भक्तानि / भक्ता¹ bháktāni / bháktā¹ |
Accusative | भक्तम् bhaktám | भक्ते bhakté | भक्तानि / भक्ता¹ bhaktā́ni / bhaktā́¹ |
Instrumental | भक्तेन bhakténa | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तैः / भक्तेभिः¹ bhaktaíḥ / bhaktébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | भक्ताय bhaktā́ya | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तेभ्यः bhaktébhyaḥ |
Ablative | भक्तात् bhaktā́t | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तेभ्यः bhaktébhyaḥ |
Genitive | भक्तस्य bhaktásya | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तानाम् bhaktā́nām |
Locative | भक्ते bhakté | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तेषु bhaktéṣu |
Notes |
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Noun
भक्त • (bhaktá) n
- share, portion
- food, meal
- boiled rice
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of भक्त (bhaktá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | भक्तम् bhaktám | भक्ते bhakté | भक्तानि / भक्ता¹ bhaktā́ni / bhaktā́¹ |
Vocative | भक्त bhákta | भक्ते bhákte | भक्तानि / भक्ता¹ bháktāni / bháktā¹ |
Accusative | भक्तम् bhaktám | भक्ते bhakté | भक्तानि / भक्ता¹ bhaktā́ni / bhaktā́¹ |
Instrumental | भक्तेन bhakténa | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तैः / भक्तेभिः¹ bhaktaíḥ / bhaktébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | भक्ताय bhaktā́ya | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तेभ्यः bhaktébhyaḥ |
Ablative | भक्तात् bhaktā́t | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तेभ्यः bhaktébhyaḥ |
Genitive | भक्तस्य bhaktásya | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तानाम् bhaktā́nām |
Locative | भक्ते bhakté | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तेषु bhaktéṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Dhivehi: ބަތް (bat̊)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: ভাত (bhat)
- Bengali: ভাত (bhat)
- Chakma: 𑄞𑄖𑄴
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bhatta)
- Pali: bhatta
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (bhatta)
- Sinhalese: බත (bata)
- → Tamil: பத்தம் (pattam)
Noun
भक्त • (bhaktá) m
- a worshipper, devotee
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of भक्त (bhaktá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | भक्तः bhaktáḥ | भक्तौ bhaktaú | भक्ताः / भक्तासः¹ bhaktā́ḥ / bhaktā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | भक्त bhákta | भक्तौ bháktau | भक्ताः / भक्तासः¹ bháktāḥ / bháktāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | भक्तम् bhaktám | भक्तौ bhaktaú | भक्तान् bhaktā́n |
Instrumental | भक्तेन bhakténa | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तैः / भक्तेभिः¹ bhaktaíḥ / bhaktébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | भक्ताय bhaktā́ya | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तेभ्यः bhaktébhyaḥ |
Ablative | भक्तात् bhaktā́t | भक्ताभ्याम् bhaktā́bhyām | भक्तेभ्यः bhaktébhyaḥ |
Genitive | भक्तस्य bhaktásya | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तानाम् bhaktā́nām |
Locative | भक्ते bhakté | भक्तयोः bhaktáyoḥ | भक्तेषु bhaktéṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- → Hindi: भक्त (bhakt)
- → English: bhakt
- → Marathi: भक्त (bhakta)
- → Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘎𑘿𑘝 (bhakta), 𑘥𑘐𑘝 (bhagata)
- → Punjabi: ਭਗਤ (bhagat) / بھگت (bhgt)
- → English: bhagat
- → Rajasthani: भगत
- → Tamil: பக்தன் (paktaṉ)
- ⇒ Telugu: భక్తుడు (bhaktuḍu)
Further reading
- “भक्त॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 370, column 1.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “भक्त”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 200
- Monier Williams (1899), “Bhaktá”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 743, column 1.
- Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 610