अति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अति (áti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *áti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *áti, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.t̪iː/, [ɐ.t̪iː]
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Adverb

अति • (ati)

  1. (literary, superlative) very, greatly
    अति उत्तमati uttamvery good
    अति महत्वपूर्णati mahatvapūrṇvery important

Noun

अति • (atif

  1. excess, surplus

Declension

Declension of अति (fem i-stem)
singular plural
direct अति
ati
अतियाँ
atiyā̃
oblique अति
ati
अतियों
atiyõ
vocative अति
ati
अतियो
atiyo

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “अति”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अति (ati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.t̪i/, [ə.t̪iː]

Adverb

अति • (ati)

  1. excessively, extremely

Noun

अति • (atif

  1. excess, surplus
    Synonyms: अधिक (adhik), जास्त (jāsta)
  2. (grammar) a prefix (for extreme)

Verb

अति • (ati)

  1. surpassing, exceeding, transcending

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अति”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अति”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Adverb

अति

  1. Devanagari script form of ati (very)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *áti, from Proto-Indo-European *éti (over). Cognate with Latin et (and), Ancient Greek ἔτι (éti, yet), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (aiti), Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎹 (a-t-y /⁠atiy⁠/), Proto-Germanic *idi.

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    अति • (áti)

    1. (prefixed to verbs) over-
    2. (prefixed to nouns) beyond
    3. (prefixed to adjectives) excessively, exceedingly, very
    4. (independently) at the top, over[1]

    Descendants

    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Punjabi: ਅਤੇ (ate, and), ਅੱਤ (atta, maximum, extreme, excess)
    • Dardic:
      • Khowar: دى (di, also)
      • Kashmiri: تِہ (tih, and, also, too), تہٕ (tụ)/तॖ (tụ)(tụ, "and, also, too")
    • Hindi: अति (ati) (learned)
    • Bengali: অতি (oti) (learned)
    • Konkani: अति (ati) (learned)
    • Marathi: अति (ati) (learned)
    • Kannada: ಅತಿ (ati)
    • Punjabi: ਅਤਿ (ati) (learned)
    • Tamil: அதி (ati)
    • Telugu: అతి- (ati-)

    References

    1. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “अति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 12, column 2.