भूत

See also: भीति, भृति, भींत, and भाति

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱuːt̪/

Noun

भूत • (bhūt) m (Urdu spelling بھوت‎)

ghost, spirit
(figurative) an ugly man

Declension

Declension of भूत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भूत bhūt	भूत bhūt
oblique	भूत bhūt	भूतों bhūtõ
vocative	भूत bhūt	भूतो bhūto

Synonyms

(ghost): प्रेत (pret)
पिशाच (piśāc, “flesh eating demons”)
वेताल (vetāl, “spirits inhabiting corpses and charnel ground”)

Pali

Alternative forms

bhūta (Latin script)
𑀪𑀽𑀢 (Brahmi script)
ভূত (Bengali script)
භූත (Sinhalese script)
ဘူတ or ꧤူတ (Burmese script)
ภูต or ภูตะ (Thai script)
ᨽᩪᨲ (Tai Tham script)
ຠູຕ or ຠູຕະ or ພູຕະ (Lao script)
ភូត (Khmer script)
𑄞𑄫𑄖 (Chakma script)

Adjective

भूत

Devanagari script form of bhūta (“genuine”)

Declension

Declension table of "भूत" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भूतो (bhūto)	भूता (bhūtā)
Accusative (second)	भूतं (bhūtaṃ)	भूते (bhūte)
Instrumental (third)	भूतेन (bhūtena)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भूतस्स (bhūtassa) or भूताय (bhūtāya) or भूतत्थं (bhūtatthaṃ)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भूतस्मा (bhūtasmā) or भूतम्हा (bhūtamhā) or भूता (bhūtā)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भूतस्स (bhūtassa)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भूतस्मिं (bhūtasmiṃ) or भूतम्हि (bhūtamhi) or भूते (bhūte)	भूतेसु (bhūtesu)
Vocative (calling)	भूत (bhūta)	भूता (bhūtā)

Declension table of "भूता" (feminine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भूता (bhūtā)	भूतायो (bhūtāyo) or भूता (bhūtā)
Accusative (second)	भूतं (bhūtaṃ)	भूतायो (bhūtāyo) or भूता (bhūtā)
Instrumental (third)	भूताय (bhūtāya)	भूताहि (bhūtāhi) or भूताभि (bhūtābhi)
Dative (fourth)	भूताय (bhūtāya)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भूताय (bhūtāya)	भूताहि (bhūtāhi) or भूताभि (bhūtābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भूताय (bhūtāya)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भूताय (bhūtāya) or भूतायं (bhūtāyaṃ)	भूतासु (bhūtāsu)
Vocative (calling)	भूते (bhūte)	भूतायो (bhūtāyo) or भूता (bhūtā)

Declension table of "भूत" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भूतं (bhūtaṃ)	भूतानि (bhūtāni)
Accusative (second)	भूतं (bhūtaṃ)	भूतानि (bhūtāni)
Instrumental (third)	भूतेन (bhūtena)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भूतस्स (bhūtassa) or भूताय (bhūtāya) or भूतत्थं (bhūtatthaṃ)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भूतस्मा (bhūtasmā) or भूतम्हा (bhūtamhā) or भूता (bhūtā)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भूतस्स (bhūtassa)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भूतस्मिं (bhūtasmiṃ) or भूतम्हि (bhūtamhi) or भूते (bhūte)	भूतेसु (bhūtesu)
Vocative (calling)	भूत (bhūta)	भूतानि (bhūtāni)

Noun

भूत m

Devanagari script form of bhūta (“beings”)

Declension

Declension table of "भूत" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Plural
Nominative (first)	भूता (bhūtā)
Accusative (second)	भूते (bhūte)
Instrumental (third)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भूतेसु (bhūtesu)
Vocative (calling)	भूता (bhūtā)

Noun

भूत n

Devanagari script form of bhūta (“nature”)

Declension

Declension table of "भूत" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Plural
Nominative (first)	भूतानि (bhūtāni)
Accusative (second)	भूतानि (bhūtāni)
Instrumental (third)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भूतेसु (bhūtesu)
Vocative (calling)	भूतानि (bhūtāni)

Noun

भूत m

Devanagari script form of bhūta (“supernatural being”)

Declension

Declension table of "भूत" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भूतो (bhūto)	भूता (bhūtā)
Accusative (second)	भूतं (bhūtaṃ)	भूते (bhūte)
Instrumental (third)	भूतेन (bhūtena)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भूतस्स (bhūtassa) or भूताय (bhūtāya) or भूतत्थं (bhūtatthaṃ)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भूतस्मा (bhūtasmā) or भूतम्हा (bhūtamhā) or भूता (bhūtā)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भूतस्स (bhūtassa)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भूतस्मिं (bhūtasmiṃ) or भूतम्हि (bhūtamhi) or भूते (bhūte)	भूतेसु (bhūtesu)
Vocative (calling)	भूत (bhūta)	भूता (bhūtā)

Noun

भूत n

Devanagari script form of bhūta (“truth”)

Declension

Declension table of "भूत" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	भूतं (bhūtaṃ)	भूतानि (bhūtāni)
Accusative (second)	भूतं (bhūtaṃ)	भूतानि (bhūtāni)
Instrumental (third)	भूतेन (bhūtena)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Dative (fourth)	भूतस्स (bhūtassa) or भूताय (bhūtāya) or भूतत्थं (bhūtatthaṃ)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	भूतस्मा (bhūtasmā) or भूतम्हा (bhūtamhā) or भूता (bhūtā)	भूतेहि (bhūtehi) or भूतेभि (bhūtebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	भूतस्स (bhūtassa)	भूतानं (bhūtānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	भूतस्मिं (bhūtasmiṃ) or भूतम्हि (bhūtamhi) or भूते (bhūte)	भूतेसु (bhūtesu)
Vocative (calling)	भूत (bhūta)	भूतानि (bhūtāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬪᬹᬢ (Balinese script)
ভূত (Assamese script)
ভূত (Bengali script)
𑰥𑰳𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀪𑀽𑀢 (Brahmi script)
𑌭𑍂𑌤 (Grantha script)
ભૂત (Gujarati script)
ਭੂਤ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦨꦹꦠ (Javanese script)
ភូត (Khmer script)
ಭೂತ (Kannada script)
ຠູຕ (Lao script)
ഭൂത (Malayalam script)
𑘥𑘴𑘝 (Modi script)
ᠪᠾᠤᠤᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
ᢨᡠᡠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
ဘူတ (Burmese script)
𑧅𑧕𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
𑐨𑐹𑐟 (Newa script)
ଭୂତ (Oriya script)
ꢩꢹꢡ (Saurashtra script)
𑆨𑆷𑆠 (Sharada script)
𑖥𑖳𑖝 (Siddham script)
භූත (Sinhalese script)
భూత (Telugu script)
ภูต (Thai script)
བྷཱུ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
𑒦𑒴𑒞 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰuHtás (“become, been”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-tó-s, past participle of *bʰuH- (“to be”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬏𐬙𐬀‎ (būta, “become, been”), Old Irish both (“been”), Ancient Greek φῠτός (phutós), Lithuanian būtas.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱuː.tɐ́/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱuː.t̪ɐ/

Participle

भूत • (bhūtá)

past participle of भवति (bhavati); been

Adjective

भूत • (bhūtá)

become, been
past
happened, true, real

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भूत (bhūtá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूतः bhūtáḥ	भूतौ bhūtaú	भूताः / भूतासः¹ bhūtā́ḥ / bhūtā́saḥ¹
Vocative	भूत bhū́ta	भूतौ bhū́tau	भूताः / भूतासः¹ bhū́tāḥ / bhū́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भूतम् bhūtám	भूतौ bhūtaú	भूतान् bhūtā́n
Instrumental	भूतेन bhūténa	भूताभ्याम् bhūtā́bhyām	भूतैः / भूतेभिः¹ bhūtaíḥ / bhūtébhiḥ¹
Dative	भूताय bhūtā́ya	भूताभ्याम् bhūtā́bhyām	भूतेभ्यः bhūtébhyaḥ
Ablative	भूतात् bhūtā́t	भूताभ्याम् bhūtā́bhyām	भूतेभ्यः bhūtébhyaḥ
Genitive	भूतस्य bhūtásya	भूतयोः bhūtáyoḥ	भूतानाम् bhūtā́nām
Locative	भूते bhūté	भूतयोः bhūtáyoḥ	भूतेषु bhūtéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of भूता (bhūtā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूता bhūtā́	भूते bhūté	भूताः bhūtā́ḥ
Vocative	भूते bhū́te	भूते bhū́te	भूताः bhū́tāḥ
Accusative	भूताम् bhūtā́m	भूते bhūté	भूताः bhūtā́ḥ
Instrumental	भूतया / भूता¹ bhūtáyā / bhūtā́¹	भूताभ्याम् bhūtā́bhyām	भूताभिः bhūtā́bhiḥ
Dative	भूतायै bhūtā́yai	भूताभ्याम् bhūtā́bhyām	भूताभ्यः bhūtā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	भूतायाः bhūtā́yāḥ	भूताभ्याम् bhūtā́bhyām	भूताभ्यः bhūtā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	भूतायाः bhūtā́yāḥ	भूतयोः bhūtáyoḥ	भूतानाम् bhūtā́nām
Locative	भूतायाम् bhūtā́yām	भूतयोः bhūtáyoḥ	भूतासु bhūtā́su
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of भूत (bhūtá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूतम् bhūtám	भूते bhūté	भूतानि / भूता¹ bhūtā́ni / bhūtā́¹
Vocative	भूत bhū́ta	भूते bhū́te	भूतानि / भूता¹ bhū́tāni / bhū́tā¹
Accusative	भूतम् bhūtám	भूते bhūté	भूतानि / भूता¹ bhūtā́ni / bhūtā́¹
Instrumental	भूतेन bhūténa	भूताभ्याम् bhūtā́bhyām	भूतैः / भूतेभिः¹ bhūtaíḥ / bhūtébhiḥ¹
Dative	भूताय bhūtā́ya	भूताभ्याम् bhūtā́bhyām	भूतेभ्यः bhūtébhyaḥ
Ablative	भूतात् bhūtā́t	भूताभ्याम् bhūtā́bhyām	भूतेभ्यः bhūtébhyaḥ
Genitive	भूतस्य bhūtásya	भूतयोः bhūtáyoḥ	भूतानाम् bhūtā́nām
Locative	भूते bhūté	भूतयोः bhūtáyoḥ	भूतेषु bhūtéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

भूतकाल (bhūtakāla)

Descendants

Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀪𑀼𑀢 (*bhuta /bhūta/), *𑀳𑀼𑀢 (*huta /hūta/) (attested in compounds)
- Prakrit:
  Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀪𑀽𑀤 (bhūda)
  Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑀽𑀅 (hūa)
  Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀨𑀽𑀢 (phūta)
  Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀪𑀽𑀤 (bhūda)
  - Hindi: हुआ (huā)
Gandhari: 𐨧𐨂𐨡‎ (bhuda)
Pali: bhūta

Noun

भूत • (bhūtá) n

living being, anything that is or exists
the world
"that which has been (in the past)"; a ghost of a dead person, a spirit
demon, imp, goblin

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भूत (bhūta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूतम् bhūtam	भूते bhūte	भूतानि / भूता¹ bhūtāni / bhūtā¹
Vocative	भूत bhūta	भूते bhūte	भूतानि / भूता¹ bhūtāni / bhūtā¹
Accusative	भूतम् bhūtam	भूते bhūte	भूतानि / भूता¹ bhūtāni / bhūtā¹
Instrumental	भूतेन bhūtena	भूताभ्याम् bhūtābhyām	भूतैः / भूतेभिः¹ bhūtaiḥ / bhūtebhiḥ¹
Dative	भूताय bhūtāya	भूताभ्याम् bhūtābhyām	भूतेभ्यः bhūtebhyaḥ
Ablative	भूतात् bhūtāt	भूताभ्याम् bhūtābhyām	भूतेभ्यः bhūtebhyaḥ
Genitive	भूतस्य bhūtasya	भूतयोः bhūtayoḥ	भूतानाम् bhūtānām
Locative	भूते bhūte	भूतयोः bhūtayoḥ	भूतेषु bhūteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: bhūta
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀽𑀅 (bhūa)
→ Assamese: ভূত (bhut)
→ Bengali: ভূত (bhūt)
→ Gujarati: ભૂત (bhūt)
→ Hindi: भूत (bhūt)
→ Javanese: ꦧꦸꦠ (buta)
→ Kannada: ಭೂತ (bhūta)
→ Konkani: भूत (bhūt)
→ Malay: bota
→ Marathi: भूत (bhūt)
→ Oriya: ଭୂତ (bhutô)
→ Santali: ᱵᱷᱩᱛ (bhut)
→ Tamil: பூதம் (pūtam)
→ Telugu: భూతం (bhūtaṁ)
→ Thai: ภูต (pûut)
→ Urdu: بھوت‎ (bhūt)