Hindi-Urdu: बात بات

[𐎂𐎍𐎐𐎗 𐎃𐎐4]

Hi,

What is the meaning of बात بات? I have heard various translations of it like

talk
speech
word

What is the exact meaning? It is probably the most common noun in Hindi and Urdu but its meaning is not so clear.

 

[Ali Smith]

It is a little difficult to translate into English, but "talk" is probably a good equivalent. German and French have an exact equivalent though: Rede in the former, and parole and (des) propos in the latter.

 

[MonsieurGonzalito]

Also "matter", "affair", "thing" in general

 

[Alfaaz]

What is the exact meaning?

Welcome to the IIL Forum. Are you able to understand Urdu and (fluently) speak Pashto (currently listed as your native language)? If yes, it is nice to have a Pashto speaker visiting the forum!

The meaning would be dependent on context.

Entry in Feroz-ul-Lughaat: here.

Entry in Platts:

H بات बात bāt [S. वार्त्ता 'News,' &c.; Prk. वत्ता], s.f. Speech, language, word, saying, conversation, talk, gossip, report, discourse, news, tale, story, account; thing, affair, matter, business, concern, fact, case, circumstance, occurrence, object, particular, article, proposal, aim, cause, question, subject ...

 

[littlepond]

German and French have an exact equivalent though: Rede in the former, and parole and (des) propos in the latter.

Really? "kyaa baat ho gayii?" parole and propos cannot work in a sentence as common as "kyaa baat ..."!