नक्त्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নক্ত্ (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬓ᭄ᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
- নক্ত্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰎𑰿𑰝𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- နက္တ် (Burmese script)
- નક્ત્ (Gujarati script)
- ਨਕ੍ਤ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦏ꧀ꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂍𑂹𑂞𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ನಕ್ತ್ (Kannada script)
- នក្ត៑ (Khmer script)
- ນກ຺ຕ຺ (Lao script)
- നക്ത് (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠᡬᢠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘎𑘿𑘝𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᢉᢐ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑦮𑧠𑦽𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐎𑑂𑐟𑑂 (Newa script)
- ନକ୍ତ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢒ꣄ꢡ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆑𑇀𑆠𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖎𑖿𑖝𑖿 (Siddham script)
- නක්ත් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩜 𑪙𑩫 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚊𑚶𑚙𑚶 (Takri script)
- நக்த் (Tamil script)
- నక్త్ (Telugu script)
- นกฺตฺ (Thai script)
- ན་ཀྟ྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒏𑓂𑒞𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨋𑩇𑨙𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts
Sanskrit नक्त्
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Ancient Greek νῠ́ξ (nŭ́x), Latin nox, Lithuanian naktis, Old English niht (whence English night).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɐ́kt/, [nɐ́k̚t]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪ɐkt̪/, [n̪ɐk̚t̪]
Noun
नक्त् • (nákt) stem, f (Vedic)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नक् (nák) | नक्तौ॑ (náktau) नक्ता॑¹ (náktā¹) |
नक्तः॑ (náktaḥ) |
| accusative | नक्त॑म् (náktam) | नक्तौ॑ (náktau) नक्ता॑¹ (náktā¹) |
नक्तः॑ (náktaḥ) |
| instrumental | न॒क्ता (naktā́) | न॒ग्भ्याम् (nagbhyā́m) | न॒ग्भिः (nagbhíḥ) |
| dative | न॒क्ते (nakté) | न॒ग्भ्याम् (nagbhyā́m) | न॒ग्भ्यः (nagbhyáḥ) |
| ablative | न॒क्तः (naktáḥ) | न॒ग्भ्याम् (nagbhyā́m) | न॒ग्भ्यः (nagbhyáḥ) |
| genitive | न॒क्तः (naktáḥ) | न॒क्तोः (naktóḥ) | न॒क्ताम् (naktā́m) |
| locative | न॒क्ति (naktí) | न॒क्तोः (naktóḥ) | न॒क्षु (nakṣú) |
| vocative | नक् (nák) | नक्तौ॑ (náktau) नक्ता॑¹ (náktā¹) |
नक्तः॑ (náktaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Attested are nom.sg. नक् (nák), acc.sg. नक्त॑म् (náktam) and nom./acc.du. नक्ता॑ (náktā). Rigvedic attestations from other stems are acc.pl. नक्तीः॑ (náktīḥ) and instr.pl. न॒क्तभिः॑ (naktábhiḥ).
Derived terms
References
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “nákt-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 2-3
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “nákt-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 326
- Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher)[2] (in German), Vol. III: Nominalflexion – Zahlwort – Pronomen, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, published 1930, pages 233-4