-वत्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- -ᬯᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
- -ဝတ် (Burmese script)
- -वत् (Devanagari script)
- -ਵਤ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- -𑌵𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
- -ꦮꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
- -𑂫𑂞𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- -វត៑ (Khmer script)
- -ວຕ຺ (Lao script)
- -വത് (Malayalam script)
- -ᠸᠠᢠ (Manchu script)
- -𑘪𑘝𑘿 (Modi script)
- -ᠸᠠᢐ (Mongolian script)
- -𑧊𑦽𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- -𑐰𑐟𑑂 (Newa script)
- -ଵତ୍ (Odia script)
- -ꢮꢡ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- -𑆮𑆠𑇀 (Sharada script)
- -𑖪𑖝𑖿 (Siddham script)
- -වත් (Sinhalese script)
- -𑩾𑩫 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- -𑚦𑚙𑚶 (Takri script)
- -வத் (Tamil script)
- -วตฺ (Thai script)
- -་ཝ་ཏ྄ (Tibetan script)
- -𑨭𑨙𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-wénts
Sanskrit -वत् (-vat)
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wánts, from Proto-Indo-European *-wénts.
Alternative forms
- -वन्त् (-vant)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɐt/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɐt̪/
Suffix
- forms possessive adjectives: -ful, rich
- Synonym: -मत् (-mat)
- as, like, similar to (also forms adverbs)
Usage notes
The suffix is generally not accented, except when the noun to which it is added is accented on its final syllable and doesn't end in -a or -ā.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -वान् (-vān) | -वन्तौ (-vantau) -वन्ता¹ (-vantā¹) |
-वन्तः (-vantaḥ) |
| accusative | -वन्तम् (-vantam) | -वन्तौ (-vantau) -वन्ता¹ (-vantā¹) |
-वतः (-vataḥ) |
| instrumental | -वता (-vatā) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भिः (-vadbhiḥ) |
| dative | -वते (-vate) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vadbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -वतः (-vataḥ) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vadbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -वतः (-vataḥ) | -वतोः (-vatoḥ) | -वताम् (-vatām) |
| locative | -वति (-vati) | -वतोः (-vatoḥ) | -वत्सु (-vatsu) |
| vocative | -वन् (-van) -वः² (-vaḥ²) |
-वन्तौ (-vantau) -वन्ता¹ (-vantā¹) |
-वन्तः (-vantaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Rigvedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -वती (-vatī) | -वत्यौ (-vatyau) -वती¹ (-vatī¹) |
-वत्यः (-vatyaḥ) -वतीः¹ (-vatīḥ¹) |
| accusative | -वतीम् (-vatīm) | -वत्यौ (-vatyau) -वती¹ (-vatī¹) |
-वतीः (-vatīḥ) |
| instrumental | -वत्या (-vatyā) | -वतीभ्याम् (-vatībhyām) | -वतीभिः (-vatībhiḥ) |
| dative | -वत्यै (-vatyai) | -वतीभ्याम् (-vatībhyām) | -वतीभ्यः (-vatībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -वत्याः (-vatyāḥ) -वत्यै² (-vatyai²) |
-वतीभ्याम् (-vatībhyām) | -वतीभ्यः (-vatībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -वत्याः (-vatyāḥ) -वत्यै² (-vatyai²) |
-वत्योः (-vatyoḥ) | -वतीनाम् (-vatīnām) |
| locative | -वत्याम् (-vatyām) | -वत्योः (-vatyoḥ) | -वतीषु (-vatīṣu) |
| vocative | -वति (-vati) | -वत्यौ (-vatyau) -वती¹ (-vatī¹) |
-वत्यः (-vatyaḥ) -वतीः¹ (-vatīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -वत् (-vat) | -वती (-vatī) | -वन्ति (-vanti) |
| accusative | -वत् (-vat) | -वती (-vatī) | -वन्ति (-vanti) |
| instrumental | -वता (-vatā) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भिः (-vadbhiḥ) |
| dative | -वते (-vate) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vadbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -वतः (-vataḥ) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vadbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -वतः (-vataḥ) | -वतोः (-vatoḥ) | -वताम् (-vatām) |
| locative | -वति (-vati) | -वतोः (-vatoḥ) | -वत्सु (-vatsu) |
| vocative | -वत् (-vat) | -वती (-vatī) | -वन्ति (-vanti) |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Pali: -vant
- → Bengali: -বান (-ban) (from the masculine singular nominative -वान् (-vān))
- → Hindi: -वान (-vān) (from the masculine singular nominative -वान् (-vān))
Suffix
-वत् • (-vat)[3]
- forms the past active participle
Usage notes
This suffix is added to the past passive participle ending in -त (-tá) or -न (-ná), converting it into an active participle. The Vedic accent remains on the -tá- or -ná-.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -वान् (-vān) | -वन्तौ (-vantau) -वन्ता¹ (-vantā¹) |
-वन्तः (-vantaḥ) |
| accusative | -वन्तम् (-vantam) | -वन्तौ (-vantau) -वन्ता¹ (-vantā¹) |
-वतः (-vataḥ) |
| instrumental | -वता (-vatā) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भिः (-vadbhiḥ) |
| dative | -वते (-vate) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vadbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -वतः (-vataḥ) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vadbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -वतः (-vataḥ) | -वतोः (-vatoḥ) | -वताम् (-vatām) |
| locative | -वति (-vati) | -वतोः (-vatoḥ) | -वत्सु (-vatsu) |
| vocative | -वन् (-van) -वः² (-vaḥ²) |
-वन्तौ (-vantau) -वन्ता¹ (-vantā¹) |
-वन्तः (-vantaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Rigvedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -वती (-vatī) | -वत्यौ (-vatyau) -वती¹ (-vatī¹) |
-वत्यः (-vatyaḥ) -वतीः¹ (-vatīḥ¹) |
| accusative | -वतीम् (-vatīm) | -वत्यौ (-vatyau) -वती¹ (-vatī¹) |
-वतीः (-vatīḥ) |
| instrumental | -वत्या (-vatyā) | -वतीभ्याम् (-vatībhyām) | -वतीभिः (-vatībhiḥ) |
| dative | -वत्यै (-vatyai) | -वतीभ्याम् (-vatībhyām) | -वतीभ्यः (-vatībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -वत्याः (-vatyāḥ) -वत्यै² (-vatyai²) |
-वतीभ्याम् (-vatībhyām) | -वतीभ्यः (-vatībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -वत्याः (-vatyāḥ) -वत्यै² (-vatyai²) |
-वत्योः (-vatyoḥ) | -वतीनाम् (-vatīnām) |
| locative | -वत्याम् (-vatyām) | -वत्योः (-vatyoḥ) | -वतीषु (-vatīṣu) |
| vocative | -वति (-vati) | -वत्यौ (-vatyau) -वती¹ (-vatī¹) |
-वत्यः (-vatyaḥ) -वतीः¹ (-vatīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -वत् (-vat) | -वती (-vatī) | -वन्ति (-vanti) |
| accusative | -वत् (-vat) | -वती (-vatī) | -वन्ति (-vanti) |
| instrumental | -वता (-vatā) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भिः (-vadbhiḥ) |
| dative | -वते (-vate) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vadbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -वतः (-vataḥ) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vadbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vadbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -वतः (-vataḥ) | -वतोः (-vatoḥ) | -वताम् (-vatām) |
| locative | -वति (-vati) | -वतोः (-vatoḥ) | -वत्सु (-vatsu) |
| vocative | -वत् (-vat) | -वती (-vatī) | -वन्ति (-vanti) |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɐ́t/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɐt̪/
Suffix
- makes feminine nouns from particles of direction or location
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -वत् (-vát) | -वतौ (-vátau) -वता¹ (-vátā¹) |
-वतः (-vátaḥ) |
| accusative | -वतम् (-vátam) | -वतौ (-vátau) -वता¹ (-vátā¹) |
-वतः (-vátaḥ) |
| instrumental | -वता (-vátā) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vádbhyām) | -वद्भिः (-vádbhiḥ) |
| dative | -वते (-váte) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vádbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vádbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -वतः (-vátaḥ) | -वद्भ्याम् (-vádbhyām) | -वद्भ्यः (-vádbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -वतः (-vátaḥ) | -वतोः (-vátoḥ) | -वताम् (-vátām) |
| locative | -वति (-váti) | -वतोः (-vátoḥ) | -वत्सु (-vátsu) |
| vocative | -वत् (-vát) | -वतौ (-vátau) -वता¹ (-vátā¹) |
-वतः (-vátaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
Sanskrit terms suffixed with -वत् (place noun)
References
- ^ William Dwight Whitney (1889), Sanskrit Grammar[1], § 1233, pages 473-4: “वन्त् vant”
- ^ Monier Williams (1899), “-वत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 915, column 2.
- ^ William Dwight Whitney (1889), Sanskrit Grammar[2], § 959, page 344: “वन्त् vant”
- ^ William Dwight Whitney (1889), Sanskrit Grammar[3], § 1245j, page 479: “वत् vat”
Further reading
- Wackernagel, Jakob; Albert Debrunner (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher)[4] (in German), Vol. II.2: Die Nominalsuffixe, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, published 1954, 703-715, pages 871-894