हूत

हूत

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬳᬹᬢ (Balinese script)
• হূত (Assamese script)
• হূত (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰳𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀽𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌹𑍂𑌤 (Grantha script)
• હૂત (Gujarati script)
• ꦲꦹꦠ (Javanese script)
• ហូត (Khmer script)
• ಹೂತ (Kannada script)
• ຫູຕ (Lao script)
• 𑘮𑘴𑘝 (Modi script)
• ဟူတ (Burmese script)
• 𑧎𑧕𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐹𑐟 (Newa script)
• ହୂତ (Oriya script)
• ꢲꢹꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆷𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖳𑖝 (Siddham script)
• హూత (Telugu script)
• หูต (Thai script)
• ཧཱུཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒴𑒞 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the weak form of ह्वे (hve, “to call, summon, invoke”, root) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦuː.tɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦuː.t̪ɐ/

Verb

हूत • (hūtá)

1. past participle of ह्वयति (hvayati)

Adjective

हूत • (hūtá)

1. called, summoned, invoked, invited
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.92.2:

     पु॒रु॒हू॒तं पु॑रुष्टु॒तं गा॑था॒न्यं१॒॑ सन॑श्रुतम् ।
     इन्द्र॒ इति॑ ब्रवीतन ॥

     puruhūtáṃ puruṣṭutáṃ gāthānyàṃ sánaśrutam .
     índra íti bravītana .

     Proclaim that deity as Indra, who is invoked by many, who is praised by many, who is worthy of songs and renowned as eternal.

   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.107.5:

     दक्षि॑णावान्प्रथ॒मो हू॒त ए॑ति॒ दक्षि॑णावान्ग्राम॒णीरग्र॑मेति ।
     तमे॒व म॑न्ये नृ॒पतिं॒ जना॑नां॒ यः प्र॑थ॒मो दक्षि॑णामावि॒वाय॑ ॥

     dákṣiṇāvānprathamó hūtá eti dákṣiṇāvāngrāmaṇī́rágrameti .
     támevá manye nṛpátiṃ jánānāṃ yáḥ prathamó dákṣiṇāmāvivā́ya .

     He who brings reward comes as first invited: chief of the hamlet comes the reward-bearer;
     Him I account the ruler of the people who was the first to introduce the reward.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हूत (hūtá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हूतः hūtáḥ	हूतौ hūtaú	हूताः / हूतासः¹ hūtā́ḥ / hūtā́saḥ¹
Vocative	हूत hū́ta	हूतौ hū́tau	हूताः / हूतासः¹ hū́tāḥ / hū́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative	हूतम् hūtám	हूतौ hūtaú	हूतान् hūtā́n
Instrumental	हूतेन hūténa	हूताभ्याम् hūtā́bhyām	हूतैः / हूतेभिः¹ hūtaíḥ / hūtébhiḥ¹
Dative	हूताय hūtā́ya	हूताभ्याम् hūtā́bhyām	हूतेभ्यः hūtébhyaḥ
Ablative	हूतात् hūtā́t	हूताभ्याम् hūtā́bhyām	हूतेभ्यः hūtébhyaḥ
Genitive	हूतस्य hūtásya	हूतयोः hūtáyoḥ	हूतानाम् hūtā́nām
Locative	हूते hūté	हूतयोः hūtáyoḥ	हूतेषु hūtéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of हूता (hūtā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हूता hūtā́	हूते hūté	हूताः hūtā́ḥ
Vocative	हूते hū́te	हूते hū́te	हूताः hū́tāḥ
Accusative	हूताम् hūtā́m	हूते hūté	हूताः hūtā́ḥ
Instrumental	हूतया / हूता¹ hūtáyā / hūtā́¹	हूताभ्याम् hūtā́bhyām	हूताभिः hūtā́bhiḥ
Dative	हूतायै hūtā́yai	हूताभ्याम् hūtā́bhyām	हूताभ्यः hūtā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	हूतायाः hūtā́yāḥ	हूताभ्याम् hūtā́bhyām	हूताभ्यः hūtā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	हूतायाः hūtā́yāḥ	हूतयोः hūtáyoḥ	हूतानाम् hūtā́nām
Locative	हूतायाम् hūtā́yām	हूतयोः hūtáyoḥ	हूतासु hūtā́su
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of हूत (hūtá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हूतम् hūtám	हूते hūté	हूतानि / हूता¹ hūtā́ni / hūtā́¹
Vocative	हूत hū́ta	हूते hū́te	हूतानि / हूता¹ hū́tāni / hū́tā¹
Accusative	हूतम् hūtám	हूते hūté	हूतानि / हूता¹ hūtā́ni / hūtā́¹
Instrumental	हूतेन hūténa	हूताभ्याम् hūtā́bhyām	हूतैः / हूतेभिः¹ hūtaíḥ / hūtébhiḥ¹
Dative	हूताय hūtā́ya	हूताभ्याम् hūtā́bhyām	हूतेभ्यः hūtébhyaḥ
Ablative	हूतात् hūtā́t	हूताभ्याम् hūtā́bhyām	हूतेभ्यः hūtébhyaḥ
Genitive	हूतस्य hūtásya	हूतयोः hūtáyoḥ	हूतानाम् hūtā́nām
Locative	हूते hūté	हूतयोः hūtáyoḥ	हूतेषु hūtéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “हूत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1308, column 3.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “हूत”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1762