भेंट

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (*bheṭṭ-, “to meet”). Cognate to Gujarati ભેટ (bheṭ), Marathi भेट (bheṭ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱeːnʈ/

Noun

भेंट • (bheṇṭ) f

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
	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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