गीत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गीत (gītá).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡiːt̪/
- Rhymes: -iːt̪
Noun
गीत • (gīt) m (Urdu spelling گیت)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गीत gīt |
गीत gīt |
| oblique | गीत gīt |
गीतों gītõ |
| vocative | गीत gīt |
गीतो gīto |
Synonyms
- गीता (gītā)
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡit̪]
- Phonetic Devanagari: गित्
Noun
गीत • (gīt)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
गीत n
- Devanagari script form of gīta (“song”)
Declension
Declension table of "गीत" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | गीतं (gītaṃ) | गीतानि (gītāni) |
| Accusative (second) | गीतं (gītaṃ) | गीतानि (gītāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | गीतेन (gītena) | गीतेहि (gītehi) or गीतेभि (gītebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | गीतस्स (gītassa) or गीताय (gītāya) or गीतत्थं (gītatthaṃ) | गीतानं (gītānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | गीतस्मा (gītasmā) or गीतम्हा (gītamhā) or गीता (gītā) | गीतेहि (gītehi) or गीतेभि (gītebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | गीतस्स (gītassa) | गीतानं (gītānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | गीतस्मिं (gītasmiṃ) or गीतम्हि (gītamhi) or गीते (gīte) | गीतेसु (gītesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | गीत (gīta) | गीतानि (gītāni) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গীত (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬷᬢ (Balinese script)
- গীত (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰱𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- ဂီတ (Burmese script)
- ગીત (Gujarati script)
- ਗੀਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑍀𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦷꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂲𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಗೀತ (Kannada script)
- គីត (Khmer script)
- ຄີຕ (Lao script)
- ഗീത (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᡳᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘲𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠢᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧓𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐷𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଗୀତ (Odia script)
- ꢔꢷꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆵𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖱𑖝 (Siddham script)
- ගීත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩑𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚯𑚙 (Takri script)
- கீ³த (Tamil script)
- గీత (Telugu script)
- คีต (Thai script)
- གཱི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒲𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨁𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *giHtás, Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾iH-tós, from *g⁽ʷ⁾eH (“to sing, cry”). The Sanskrit root is गै (gai).
Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā, “form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs, the Gathas”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡiː.tɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡiː.t̪ɐ/
Adjective
गीत • (gītá)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गीतः (gītáḥ) | गीतौ (gītaú) गीता¹ (gītā́¹) |
गीताः (gītā́ḥ) गीतासः¹ (gītā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | गीतम् (gītám) | गीतौ (gītaú) गीता¹ (gītā́¹) |
गीतान् (gītā́n) |
| instrumental | गीतेन (gīténa) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीतैः (gītaíḥ) गीतेभिः¹ (gītébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गीताय (gītā́ya) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीतेभ्यः (gītébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गीतात् (gītā́t) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीतेभ्यः (gītébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गीतस्य (gītásya) | गीतयोः (gītáyoḥ) | गीतानाम् (gītā́nām) |
| locative | गीते (gīté) | गीतयोः (gītáyoḥ) | गीतेषु (gītéṣu) |
| vocative | गीत (gī́ta) | गीतौ (gī́tau) गीता¹ (gī́tā¹) |
गीताः (gī́tāḥ) गीतासः¹ (gī́tāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गीता (gītā́) | गीते (gīté) | गीताः (gītā́ḥ) |
| accusative | गीताम् (gītā́m) | गीते (gīté) | गीताः (gītā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | गीतया (gītáyā) गीता¹ (gītā́¹) |
गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीताभिः (gītā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | गीतायै (gītā́yai) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीताभ्यः (gītā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गीतायाः (gītā́yāḥ) गीतायै² (gītā́yai²) |
गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीताभ्यः (gītā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गीतायाः (gītā́yāḥ) गीतायै² (gītā́yai²) |
गीतयोः (gītáyoḥ) | गीतानाम् (gītā́nām) |
| locative | गीतायाम् (gītā́yām) | गीतयोः (gītáyoḥ) | गीतासु (gītā́su) |
| vocative | गीते (gī́te) | गीते (gī́te) | गीताः (gī́tāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गीतम् (gītám) | गीते (gīté) | गीतानि (gītā́ni) गीता¹ (gītā́¹) |
| accusative | गीतम् (gītám) | गीते (gīté) | गीतानि (gītā́ni) गीता¹ (gītā́¹) |
| instrumental | गीतेन (gīténa) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीतैः (gītaíḥ) गीतेभिः¹ (gītébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गीताय (gītā́ya) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीतेभ्यः (gītébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गीतात् (gītā́t) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीतेभ्यः (gītébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गीतस्य (gītásya) | गीतयोः (gītáyoḥ) | गीतानाम् (gītā́nām) |
| locative | गीते (gīté) | गीतयोः (gītáyoḥ) | गीतेषु (gītéṣu) |
| vocative | गीत (gī́ta) | गीते (gī́te) | गीतानि (gī́tāni) गीता¹ (gī́tā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
गीत • (gītá) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गीतम् (gītám) | गीते (gīté) | गीतानि (gītā́ni) गीता¹ (gītā́¹) |
| accusative | गीतम् (gītám) | गीते (gīté) | गीतानि (gītā́ni) गीता¹ (gītā́¹) |
| instrumental | गीतेन (gīténa) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीतैः (gītaíḥ) गीतेभिः¹ (gītébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गीताय (gītā́ya) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीतेभ्यः (gītébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गीतात् (gītā́t) | गीताभ्याम् (gītā́bhyām) | गीतेभ्यः (gītébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गीतस्य (gītásya) | गीतयोः (gītáyoḥ) | गीतानाम् (gītā́nām) |
| locative | गीते (gīté) | गीतयोः (gītáyoḥ) | गीतेषु (gītéṣu) |
| vocative | गीत (gī́ta) | गीते (gī́te) | गीतानि (gī́tāni) गीता¹ (gī́tā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- संगीत (saṃgīta)
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- → Malayalam: ഗീതം (gītaṁ)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀻𑀅 (gīa)
- Odia: ଗୀତ (gita)
- Pali: gīta
- Punjabi: ਗੀਤ (gīt)
- → Tamil: கீதம் (kītam)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “गीत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 356/1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 488