हित

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हित (hita).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪt̪/

Noun

हित • (hit) m

welfare, comfort, security
Synonym: भलाई (bhalāī)

इस सरकार ने लोक-हित का ध्यान रखने का वादा लिया है।
is sarkār ne lok-hit kā dhyān rakhne kā vādā liyā hai.
This government has taken the promise to safeguard the public well-being.
benefit, advantage
Synonyms: लाभ (lābh), फ़ायदा (fāydā)
favour, courtesy

Declension

Declension of *हित* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	हित hit	हित hit
oblique	हित hit	हितों hitõ
vocative	हित hit	हितो hito

Derived terms

के हित (ke hit)

Adjective

हित • (hit) (indeclinable)

good, proper, right, suitable

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हित”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

hita (Latin script)
𑀳𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
হিত (Bengali script)
හිත (Sinhalese script)
ဟိတ or ႁိတ (Burmese script)
หิต or หิตะ (Thai script)
ᩉᩥᨲ (Tai Tham script)
ຫິຕ or ຫິຕະ (Lao script)
ហិត (Khmer script)
𑄦𑄨𑄖 (Chakma script)

Adjective

हित

Devanagari script form of hita

Declension

Declension table of "हित" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	हितो (hito)	हिता (hitā)
Accusative (second)	हितं (hitaṃ)	हिते (hite)
Instrumental (third)	हितेन (hitena)	हितेहि (hitehi) or हितेभि (hitebhi)
Dative (fourth)	हितस्स (hitassa) or हिताय (hitāya) or हितत्थं (hitatthaṃ)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	हितस्मा (hitasmā) or हितम्हा (hitamhā) or हिता (hitā)	हितेहि (hitehi) or हितेभि (hitebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	हितस्स (hitassa)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	हितस्मिं (hitasmiṃ) or हितम्हि (hitamhi) or हिते (hite)	हितेसु (hitesu)
Vocative (calling)	हित (hita)	हिता (hitā)

Declension table of "हिता" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	हिता (hitā)	हितायो (hitāyo) or हिता (hitā)
Accusative (second)	हितं (hitaṃ)	हितायो (hitāyo) or हिता (hitā)
Instrumental (third)	हिताय (hitāya)	हिताहि (hitāhi) or हिताभि (hitābhi)
Dative (fourth)	हिताय (hitāya)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	हिताय (hitāya)	हिताहि (hitāhi) or हिताभि (hitābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	हिताय (hitāya)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	हिताय (hitāya) or हितायं (hitāyaṃ)	हितासु (hitāsu)
Vocative (calling)	हिते (hite)	हितायो (hitāyo) or हिता (hitā)

Declension table of "हित" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	हितं (hitaṃ)	हितानि (hitāni)
Accusative (second)	हितं (hitaṃ)	हितानि (hitāni)
Instrumental (third)	हितेन (hitena)	हितेहि (hitehi) or हितेभि (hitebhi)
Dative (fourth)	हितस्स (hitassa) or हिताय (hitāya) or हितत्थं (hitatthaṃ)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	हितस्मा (hitasmā) or हितम्हा (hitamhā) or हिता (hitā)	हितेहि (hitehi) or हितेभि (hitebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	हितस्स (hitassa)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	हितस्मिं (hitasmiṃ) or हितम्हि (hitamhi) or हिते (hite)	हितेसु (hitesu)
Vocative (calling)	हित (hita)	हितानि (hitāni)

Noun

हित n

Devanagari script form of hita

Declension

Declension table of "हित" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	हितं (hitaṃ)	हितानि (hitāni)
Accusative (second)	हितं (hitaṃ)	हितानि (hitāni)
Instrumental (third)	हितेन (hitena)	हितेहि (hitehi) or हितेभि (hitebhi)
Dative (fourth)	हितस्स (hitassa) or हिताय (hitāya) or हितत्थं (hitatthaṃ)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	हितस्मा (hitasmā) or हितम्हा (hitamhā) or हिता (hitā)	हितेहि (hitehi) or हितेभि (hitebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	हितस्स (hitassa)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	हितस्मिं (hitasmiṃ) or हितम्हि (hitamhi) or हिते (hite)	हितेसु (hitesu)
Vocative (calling)	हित (hita)	हितानि (hitāni)

Noun

हित m

Devanagari script form of hita

Declension

Declension table of "हित" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	हितो (hito)	हिता (hitā)
Accusative (second)	हितं (hitaṃ)	हिते (hite)
Instrumental (third)	हितेन (hitena)	हितेहि (hitehi) or हितेभि (hitebhi)
Dative (fourth)	हितस्स (hitassa) or हिताय (hitāya) or हितत्थं (hitatthaṃ)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	हितस्मा (hitasmā) or हितम्हा (hitamhā) or हिता (hitā)	हितेहि (hitehi) or हितेभि (hitebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	हितस्स (hitassa)	हितानं (hitānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	हितस्मिं (hitasmiṃ) or हितम्हि (hitamhi) or हिते (hite)	हितेसु (hitesu)
Vocative (calling)	हित (hita)	हिता (hitā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

হিত (Assamese script)
ᬳᬶᬢ (Balinese script)
হিত (Bengali script)
𑰮𑰰𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀳𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
ဟိတ (Burmese script)
હિત (Gujarati script)
ਹਿਤ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌹𑌿𑌤 (Grantha script)
ꦲꦶꦠ (Javanese script)
𑂯𑂱𑂞 (Kaithi script)
ಹಿತ (Kannada script)
ហិត (Khmer script)
ຫິຕ (Lao script)
ഹിത (Malayalam script)
ᡥᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘮𑘱𑘝 (Modi script)
ᠾᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧎𑧒𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
𑐴𑐶𑐟 (Newa script)
ହିତ (Odia script)
ꢲꢶꢡ (Saurashtra script)
𑆲𑆴𑆠 (Sharada script)
𑖮𑖰𑖝 (Siddham script)
හිත (Sinhalese script)
𑪂𑩑𑩫 (Soyombo script)
𑚩𑚮𑚙 (Takri script)
ஹித (Tamil script)
హిత (Telugu script)
หิต (Thai script)
ཧི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
𑒯𑒱𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
𑨱𑨁𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦi.tɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦi.t̪ɐ/

Etymology 1

From a lenition of Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-tó-s.

Participle

हि॒त • (hitá) past passive participle (root धा)

put, laid, set (upon)

Adjective

हि॒त • (hitá) stem (root धा)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हि॒त
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हि॒तः (hitáḥ)	हि॒तौ (hitáu) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)	हि॒ताः (hitā́ḥ) हि॒तासः॑¹ (hitā́saḥ¹)
accusative	हि॒तम् (hitám)	हि॒तौ (hitáu) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)	हि॒तान् (hitā́n)
instrumental	हि॒तेन॑ (hiténa)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तैः (hitáiḥ) हि॒तेभिः॑¹ (hitébhiḥ¹)
dative	हि॒ताय॑ (hitā́ya)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तेभ्यः॑ (hitébhyaḥ)
ablative	हि॒तात् (hitā́t)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तेभ्यः॑ (hitébhyaḥ)
genitive	हि॒तस्य॑ (hitásya)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒ताना॑म् (hitā́nām)
locative	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒तेषु॑ (hitéṣu)
vocative	हित॑ (híta)	हितौ॑ (hítau) हिता॑¹ (hítā¹)	हिताः॑ (hítāḥ) हिता॑सः¹ (hítāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of हि॒ता
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हि॒ता (hitā́)	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒ताः (hitā́ḥ)
accusative	हि॒ताम् (hitā́m)	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒ताः (hitā́ḥ)
instrumental	हि॒तया॑ (hitáyā) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒ताभिः॑ (hitā́bhiḥ)
dative	हि॒तायै॑ (hitā́yai)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒ताभ्यः॑ (hitā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	हि॒तायाः॑ (hitā́yāḥ) हि॒तायै॑² (hitā́yai²)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒ताभ्यः॑ (hitā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	हि॒तायाः॑ (hitā́yāḥ) हि॒तायै॑² (hitā́yai²)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒ताना॑म् (hitā́nām)
locative	हि॒ताया॑म् (hitā́yām)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒तासु॑ (hitā́su)
vocative	हिते॑ (híte)	हिते॑ (híte)	हिताः॑ (hítāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of हि॒त
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हि॒तम् (hitám)	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒तानि॑ (hitā́ni) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)
accusative	हि॒तम् (hitám)	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒तानि॑ (hitā́ni) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)
instrumental	हि॒तेन॑ (hiténa)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तैः (hitáiḥ) हि॒तेभिः॑¹ (hitébhiḥ¹)
dative	हि॒ताय॑ (hitā́ya)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तेभ्यः॑ (hitébhyaḥ)
ablative	हि॒तात् (hitā́t)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तेभ्यः॑ (hitébhyaḥ)
genitive	हि॒तस्य॑ (hitásya)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒ताना॑म् (hitā́nām)
locative	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒तेषु॑ (hitéṣu)
vocative	हित॑ (híta)	हिते॑ (híte)	हिता॑नि (hítāni) हिता॑¹ (hítā¹)

¹Vedic

Noun

हित • (hita) stem, n (root धा)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of हित
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हितम् (hitam)	हिते (hite)	हितानि (hitāni) हिता¹ (hitā¹)
accusative	हितम् (hitam)	हिते (hite)	हितानि (hitāni) हिता¹ (hitā¹)
instrumental	हितेन (hitena)	हिताभ्याम् (hitābhyām)	हितैः (hitaiḥ) हितेभिः¹ (hitebhiḥ¹)
dative	हिताय (hitāya)	हिताभ्याम् (hitābhyām)	हितेभ्यः (hitebhyaḥ)
ablative	हितात् (hitāt)	हिताभ्याम् (hitābhyām)	हितेभ्यः (hitebhyaḥ)
genitive	हितस्य (hitasya)	हितयोः (hitayoḥ)	हितानाम् (hitānām)
locative	हिते (hite)	हितयोः (hitayoḥ)	हितेषु (hiteṣu)
vocative	हित (hita)	हिते (hite)	हितानि (hitāni) हिता¹ (hitā¹)

¹Vedic

Noun

हित • (hita) stem, m

(masculine) friend
Synonyms: मित्र (mitra), सखि (sakhi)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हित
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हितः (hitaḥ)	हितौ (hitau) हिता¹ (hitā¹)	हिताः (hitāḥ) हितासः¹ (hitāsaḥ¹)
accusative	हितम् (hitam)	हितौ (hitau) हिता¹ (hitā¹)	हितान् (hitān)
instrumental	हितेन (hitena)	हिताभ्याम् (hitābhyām)	हितैः (hitaiḥ) हितेभिः¹ (hitebhiḥ¹)
dative	हिताय (hitāya)	हिताभ्याम् (hitābhyām)	हितेभ्यः (hitebhyaḥ)
ablative	हितात् (hitāt)	हिताभ्याम् (hitābhyām)	हितेभ्यः (hitebhyaḥ)
genitive	हितस्य (hitasya)	हितयोः (hitayoḥ)	हितानाम् (hitānām)
locative	हिते (hite)	हितयोः (hitayoḥ)	हितेषु (hiteṣu)
vocative	हित (hita)	हितौ (hitau) हिता¹ (hitā¹)	हिताः (hitāḥ) हितासः¹ (hitāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: hita
→ Hindi: हित (hit) (learned)
→ Old Javanese: hita
- Javanese: ꦲꦶꦠ (ita)
- → Balinese: ᬳᬶᬢ (hita)

Etymology 2

From the root हि (hi) +‎ -त (-ta), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, throw, set in motion”). Related to हिनोति (hinóti), हीयते (hīyate).

Participle

हि॒त • (hitá) past passive participle (root हि)

set in motion, sent, moving, speeding, running, impelled, going, in motion

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हि॒त
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हि॒तः (hitáḥ)	हि॒तौ (hitáu) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)	हि॒ताः (hitā́ḥ) हि॒तासः॑¹ (hitā́saḥ¹)
accusative	हि॒तम् (hitám)	हि॒तौ (hitáu) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)	हि॒तान् (hitā́n)
instrumental	हि॒तेन॑ (hiténa)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तैः (hitáiḥ) हि॒तेभिः॑¹ (hitébhiḥ¹)
dative	हि॒ताय॑ (hitā́ya)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तेभ्यः॑ (hitébhyaḥ)
ablative	हि॒तात् (hitā́t)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तेभ्यः॑ (hitébhyaḥ)
genitive	हि॒तस्य॑ (hitásya)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒ताना॑म् (hitā́nām)
locative	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒तेषु॑ (hitéṣu)
vocative	हित॑ (híta)	हितौ॑ (hítau) हिता॑¹ (hítā¹)	हिताः॑ (hítāḥ) हिता॑सः¹ (hítāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of हि॒ता
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हि॒ता (hitā́)	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒ताः (hitā́ḥ)
accusative	हि॒ताम् (hitā́m)	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒ताः (hitā́ḥ)
instrumental	हि॒तया॑ (hitáyā) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒ताभिः॑ (hitā́bhiḥ)
dative	हि॒तायै॑ (hitā́yai)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒ताभ्यः॑ (hitā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	हि॒तायाः॑ (hitā́yāḥ) हि॒तायै॑² (hitā́yai²)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒ताभ्यः॑ (hitā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	हि॒तायाः॑ (hitā́yāḥ) हि॒तायै॑² (hitā́yai²)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒ताना॑म् (hitā́nām)
locative	हि॒ताया॑म् (hitā́yām)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒तासु॑ (hitā́su)
vocative	हिते॑ (híte)	हिते॑ (híte)	हिताः॑ (hítāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of हि॒त
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हि॒तम् (hitám)	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒तानि॑ (hitā́ni) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)
accusative	हि॒तम् (hitám)	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒तानि॑ (hitā́ni) हि॒ता¹ (hitā́¹)
instrumental	हि॒तेन॑ (hiténa)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तैः (hitáiḥ) हि॒तेभिः॑¹ (hitébhiḥ¹)
dative	हि॒ताय॑ (hitā́ya)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तेभ्यः॑ (hitébhyaḥ)
ablative	हि॒तात् (hitā́t)	हि॒ताभ्या॑म् (hitā́bhyām)	हि॒तेभ्यः॑ (hitébhyaḥ)
genitive	हि॒तस्य॑ (hitásya)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒ताना॑म् (hitā́nām)
locative	हि॒ते (hité)	हि॒तयोः॑ (hitáyoḥ)	हि॒तेषु॑ (hitéṣu)
vocative	हित॑ (híta)	हिते॑ (híte)	हिता॑नि (hítāni) हिता॑¹ (hítā¹)

¹Vedic

References

Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “हित”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
Monier Williams (1899), “हित”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1297, column 2.