नीत
Hindi
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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नी॒त (nītá).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /niːt̪/
Adjective
नीत • (nīt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نيت)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “नीत”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नीत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নীত (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬷᬢ (Balinese script)
- নীত (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰱𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- နီတ (Burmese script)
- નીત (Gujarati script)
- ਨੀਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑍀𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦷꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂲𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ನೀತ (Kannada script)
- នីត (Khmer script)
- ນີຕ (Lao script)
- നീത (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᡳᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘲𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠢᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧓𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐷𑐟 (Newa script)
- ନୀତ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢷꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆵𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖱𑖝 (Siddham script)
- නීත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩑𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚯𑚙 (Takri script)
- நீத (Tamil script)
- నీత (Telugu script)
- นีต (Thai script)
- ནཱི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒲𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨁𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *niH-tó-s, from *neyH- (“to lead”), from *(s)neh₁-. See नयति (nayati) for cognates.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /niː.tɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪iː.t̪ɐ/
Adjective
नी॒त • (nītá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नी॒तः (nītáḥ) | नी॒तौ (nītáu) नी॒ता¹ (nītā́¹) |
नी॒ताः (nītā́ḥ) नी॒तासः॑¹ (nītā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | नी॒तम् (nītám) | नी॒तौ (nītáu) नी॒ता¹ (nītā́¹) |
नी॒तान् (nītā́n) |
| instrumental | नी॒तेन॑ (nīténa) | नी॒ताभ्या॑म् (nītā́bhyām) | नी॒तैः (nītáiḥ) नी॒तेभिः॑¹ (nītébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नी॒ताय॑ (nītā́ya) | नी॒ताभ्या॑म् (nītā́bhyām) | नी॒तेभ्यः॑ (nītébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नी॒तात् (nītā́t) | नी॒ताभ्या॑म् (nītā́bhyām) | नी॒तेभ्यः॑ (nītébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नी॒तस्य॑ (nītásya) | नी॒तयोः॑ (nītáyoḥ) | नी॒ताना॑म् (nītā́nām) |
| locative | नी॒ते (nīté) | नी॒तयोः॑ (nītáyoḥ) | नी॒तेषु॑ (nītéṣu) |
| vocative | नीत॑ (nī́ta) | नीतौ॑ (nī́tau) नीता॑¹ (nī́tā¹) |
नीताः॑ (nī́tāḥ) नीता॑सः¹ (nī́tāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नी॒ता (nītā́) | नी॒ते (nīté) | नी॒ताः (nītā́ḥ) |
| accusative | नी॒ताम् (nītā́m) | नी॒ते (nīté) | नी॒ताः (nītā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | नी॒तया॑ (nītáyā) नी॒ता¹ (nītā́¹) |
नी॒ताभ्या॑म् (nītā́bhyām) | नी॒ताभिः॑ (nītā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | नी॒तायै॑ (nītā́yai) | नी॒ताभ्या॑म् (nītā́bhyām) | नी॒ताभ्यः॑ (nītā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नी॒तायाः॑ (nītā́yāḥ) नी॒तायै॑² (nītā́yai²) |
नी॒ताभ्या॑म् (nītā́bhyām) | नी॒ताभ्यः॑ (nītā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नी॒तायाः॑ (nītā́yāḥ) नी॒तायै॑² (nītā́yai²) |
नी॒तयोः॑ (nītáyoḥ) | नी॒ताना॑म् (nītā́nām) |
| locative | नी॒ताया॑म् (nītā́yām) | नी॒तयोः॑ (nītáyoḥ) | नी॒तासु॑ (nītā́su) |
| vocative | नीते॑ (nī́te) | नीते॑ (nī́te) | नीताः॑ (nī́tāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नी॒तम् (nītám) | नी॒ते (nīté) | नी॒तानि॑ (nītā́ni) नी॒ता¹ (nītā́¹) |
| accusative | नी॒तम् (nītám) | नी॒ते (nīté) | नी॒तानि॑ (nītā́ni) नी॒ता¹ (nītā́¹) |
| instrumental | नी॒तेन॑ (nīténa) | नी॒ताभ्या॑म् (nītā́bhyām) | नी॒तैः (nītáiḥ) नी॒तेभिः॑¹ (nītébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नी॒ताय॑ (nītā́ya) | नी॒ताभ्या॑म् (nītā́bhyām) | नी॒तेभ्यः॑ (nītébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नी॒तात् (nītā́t) | नी॒ताभ्या॑म् (nītā́bhyām) | नी॒तेभ्यः॑ (nītébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नी॒तस्य॑ (nītásya) | नी॒तयोः॑ (nītáyoḥ) | नी॒ताना॑म् (nītā́nām) |
| locative | नी॒ते (nīté) | नी॒तयोः॑ (nītáyoḥ) | नी॒तेषु॑ (nītéṣu) |
| vocative | नीत॑ (nī́ta) | नीते॑ (nī́te) | नीता॑नि (nī́tāni) नीता॑¹ (nī́tā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀦𑀺𑀬 (niya)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡𑀻𑀤 (ṇīda)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀺𑀅 (ṇia)
- Pali: nīta
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡𑀻𑀤 (ṇīda)
- Hindustani:
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “नीत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 565.