ऊति
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ঊতি (Assamese script)
- ᬊᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- ঊতি (Bengali script)
- 𑰅𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀊𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဦတိ (Burmese script)
- ઊતિ (Gujarati script)
- ਊਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌊𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦈꦴꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂈𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಊತಿ (Kannada script)
- ឩតិ (Khmer script)
- ອູຕິ (Lao script)
- ഊതി (Malayalam script)
- ᡠᡠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘅𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠤᠤᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦥𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐅𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଊତି (Odia script)
- ꢇꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆈𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖅𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ඌති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩒𑩛𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚅𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ஊதி (Tamil script)
- ఊతి (Telugu script)
- อูติ (Thai script)
- ཨཱུ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒆𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨃𑨊𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /uː.tí/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /uː.t̪i/
Etymology 1
From the root अव् (av, “to promote, favour, satisfy”) + -ति (-ti).
Noun
ऊ॒ति • (ūtí) stem, f (root अव्)
- help, protection, promoting, refreshing favour
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.45.14:
- या त॑ ऊ॒तिर्अ॑मित्रहन्म॒क्षूज॑वस्त॒मास॑ति ।
तया॑ नो हिनुही॒ रथ॑म् ॥- yā́ ta ūtíramitrahanmakṣū́javastamā́sati.
táyā no hinuhī rátham.
- 1896 translation by Ralph T. H. Griffith
- Slayer of foes, whatever aid of thine imparts the swiftest course,
With that impel our car to speed.
- Slayer of foes, whatever aid of thine imparts the swiftest course,
- yā́ ta ūtíramitrahanmakṣū́javastamā́sati.
- या त॑ ऊ॒तिर्अ॑मित्रहन्म॒क्षूज॑वस्त॒मास॑ति ।
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.47.17:
- यथा॑ क॒लां यथा॑ श॒फं यथ॑ ऋ॒णं सं॒नया॑मसि ।
ए॒वा दुः॒ष्वप्न्यं॒ सर्व॑मा॒प्त्ये सं न॑यामस्यने॒हसो॑ व ऊ॒तयः॑ सुऊ॒तयो॑ व ऊ॒तयः॑ ॥- yáthā kalā́ṃ yáthā śapháṃ yátha ṛṇáṃ saṃnáyāmasi.
evā́ duḥṣvápnyaṃ sárvamāptyé sáṃ nayāmasyaneháso va ūtáyaḥ suūtáyo va ūtáyaḥ.
- 2014 translation by Stephanie W. Jamison and Joel P. Brereton
- Just as we bring back a sixteenth, then an eighth, then the (whole) debt,
even so we bring the whole bad dream to Āptya.
– Your help is faultless; very helpful is your help.
- Just as we bring back a sixteenth, then an eighth, then the (whole) debt,
- yáthā kalā́ṃ yáthā śapháṃ yátha ṛṇáṃ saṃnáyāmasi.
- यथा॑ क॒लां यथा॑ श॒फं यथ॑ ऋ॒णं सं॒नया॑मसि ।
- kindness, refreshment
- means of helping or promoting or refreshing, goods, riches (also plural)
- wish, desire
- distilling
- Synonym: क्षरण (kṣaraṇa)
- speed
- enjoyment, play, dalliance
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ऊ॒तिः (ūtíḥ) | ऊ॒ती (ūtī́) | ऊ॒तयः॑ (ūtáyaḥ) |
| accusative | ऊ॒तिम् (ūtím) | ऊ॒ती (ūtī́) | ऊ॒तीः (ūtī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | ऊ॒त्या (ūtyā́) ऊ॒ती¹ (ūtī́¹) |
ऊ॒तिभ्या॑म् (ūtíbhyām) | ऊ॒तिभिः॑ (ūtíbhiḥ) |
| dative | ऊ॒तये॑ (ūtáye) ऊ॒त्यै² (ūtyái²) ऊ॒ती¹ (ūtī́¹) |
ऊ॒तिभ्या॑म् (ūtíbhyām) | ऊ॒तिभ्यः॑ (ūtíbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ऊ॒तेः (ūtéḥ) ऊ॒त्याः² (ūtyā́ḥ²) ऊ॒त्यै³ (ūtyái³) |
ऊ॒तिभ्या॑म् (ūtíbhyām) | ऊ॒तिभ्यः॑ (ūtíbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ऊ॒तेः (ūtéḥ) ऊ॒त्याः² (ūtyā́ḥ²) ऊ॒त्यै³ (ūtyái³) |
ऊ॒त्योः (ūtyóḥ) | ऊ॒ती॒नाम् (ūtīnā́m) |
| locative | ऊ॒तौ (ūtáu) ऊ॒त्याम्² (ūtyā́m²) ऊ॒ता¹ (ūtā́¹) |
ऊ॒त्योः (ūtyóḥ) | ऊ॒तिषु॑ (ūtíṣu) |
| vocative | ऊते॑ (ū́te) | ऊती॑ (ū́tī) | ऊत॑यः (ū́tayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Proper noun
ऊ॒ति • (ūtí) stem, m (root अव्)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ऊ॒तिः (ūtíḥ) |
| accusative | ऊ॒तिम् (ūtím) |
| instrumental | ऊ॒तिना॑ (ūtínā) ऊ॒त्या¹ (ūtyā́¹) |
| dative | ऊ॒तये॑ (ūtáye) |
| ablative | ऊ॒तेः (ūtéḥ) ऊ॒त्यः¹ (ūtyáḥ¹) |
| genitive | ऊ॒तेः (ūtéḥ) ऊ॒त्यः¹ (ūtyáḥ¹) |
| locative | ऊ॒तौ (ūtáu) ऊ॒ता¹ (ūtā́¹) |
| vocative | ऊते॑ (ū́te) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 2
From the root वे (ve, “to weave”) + -ति (-ti).
Noun
ऊ॒ति • (ūtí) stem, f (root वे)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ऊ॒तिः (ūtíḥ) | ऊ॒ती (ūtī́) | ऊ॒तयः॑ (ūtáyaḥ) |
| accusative | ऊ॒तिम् (ūtím) | ऊ॒ती (ūtī́) | ऊ॒तीः (ūtī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | ऊ॒त्या (ūtyā́) ऊ॒ती¹ (ūtī́¹) |
ऊ॒तिभ्या॑म् (ūtíbhyām) | ऊ॒तिभिः॑ (ūtíbhiḥ) |
| dative | ऊ॒तये॑ (ūtáye) ऊ॒त्यै² (ūtyái²) ऊ॒ती¹ (ūtī́¹) |
ऊ॒तिभ्या॑म् (ūtíbhyām) | ऊ॒तिभ्यः॑ (ūtíbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ऊ॒तेः (ūtéḥ) ऊ॒त्याः² (ūtyā́ḥ²) ऊ॒त्यै³ (ūtyái³) |
ऊ॒तिभ्या॑म् (ūtíbhyām) | ऊ॒तिभ्यः॑ (ūtíbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ऊ॒तेः (ūtéḥ) ऊ॒त्याः² (ūtyā́ḥ²) ऊ॒त्यै³ (ūtyái³) |
ऊ॒त्योः (ūtyóḥ) | ऊ॒ती॒नाम् (ūtīnā́m) |
| locative | ऊ॒तौ (ūtáu) ऊ॒त्याम्² (ūtyā́m²) ऊ॒ता¹ (ūtā́¹) |
ऊ॒त्योः (ūtyóḥ) | ऊ॒तिषु॑ (ūtíṣu) |
| vocative | ऊते॑ (ū́te) | ऊती॑ (ū́tī) | ऊत॑यः (ū́tayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “ऊति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 221/1.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “ऊतिः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 483
- Bhaṭṭācārya, Jīvānanda Vidyāsāgara (1900), “ऊति”, in Śabdasāgara: or, A comprehensive Sanskrit–English lexicon, chiefly based on Professor Horace Hayman Wilson's Sanskrit–English Dictionary and compiled from various recent authorities for the use of schools and colleges[1], 1st edition, Kolkata: Āśubodha Bhaṭṭācārya and Nityabodha Bhaṭṭācārya, retrieved 13 December 2025, page 136
Further reading
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “AV¹”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][2] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 134
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “VAY”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][3] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 505