khanti

Pali

Alternative forms

• khantī

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀔𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• खन्ति (Devanagari script)
• খন্তি (Bengali script)
• ඛන‍්ති (Sinhalese script)
• ခန္တိ or ၶၼ္တိ or ၶၼ်တိ (Burmese script)
• ขนฺติ or ขันติ (Thai script)
• ᨡᨶ᩠ᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຂນ຺ຕິ or ຂັນຕິ (Lao script)
• ខន្តិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄈𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षान्ति (kṣānti). Synchronically associated with the root kham.

Noun

khanti f

1. (Buddhism) patience, forbearance and forgiveness: one of the Ten Perfections.

Declension

Declension table of "khanti" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	khantī or khanti	khantiyo or khantī
Accusative (second)	khantiṃ or khantiyaṃ	khantiyo or khantī
Instrumental (third)	khantiyā	khantīhi or khantībhi
Dative (fourth)	khantiyā	khantīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	khantiyā or khantyā	khantīhi or khantībhi
Genitive (sixth)	khantiyā	khantīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	khantiyā or khantiyaṃ or khantyaṃ	khantīsu
Vocative (calling)	khanti	khantiyo or khantī

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “khanti”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 232