नीत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नीत (nītá).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) 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
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *niH-tó-s, from *neyH- (“to lead”). See नयति (nayati) for cognates.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /niː.tɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪iː.t̪ɐ/
Adjective
नीत • (nītá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नीतः (nītáḥ) | नीतौ (nītaú) नीता¹ (nītā́¹) |
नीताः (nītā́ḥ) नीतासः¹ (nītā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | नीतम् (nītám) | नीतौ (nītaú) नीता¹ (nītā́¹) |
नीतान् (nītā́n) |
| instrumental | नीतेन (nīténa) | नीताभ्याम् (nītā́bhyām) | नीतैः (nītaíḥ) नीतेभिः¹ (nītébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नीताय (nītā́ya) | नीताभ्याम् (nītā́bhyām) | नीतेभ्यः (nītébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नीतात् (nītā́t) | नीताभ्याम् (nītā́bhyām) | नीतेभ्यः (nītébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नीतस्य (nītásya) | नीतयोः (nītáyoḥ) | नीतानाम् (nītā́nām) |
| locative | नीते (nīté) | नीतयोः (nītáyoḥ) | नीतेषु (nītéṣu) |
| vocative | नीत (nī́ta) | नीतौ (nī́tau) नीता¹ (nī́tā¹) |
नीताः (nī́tāḥ) नीतासः¹ (nī́tāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नीता (nītā́) | नीते (nīté) | नीताः (nītā́ḥ) |
| accusative | नीताम् (nītā́m) | नीते (nīté) | नीताः (nītā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | नीतया (nītáyā) नीता¹ (nītā́¹) |
नीताभ्याम् (nītā́bhyām) | नीताभिः (nītā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | नीतायै (nītā́yai) | नीताभ्याम् (nītā́bhyām) | नीताभ्यः (nītā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नीतायाः (nītā́yāḥ) नीतायै² (nītā́yai²) |
नीताभ्याम् (nītā́bhyām) | नीताभ्यः (nītā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नीतायाः (nītā́yāḥ) नीतायै² (nītā́yai²) |
नीतयोः (nītáyoḥ) | नीतानाम् (nītā́nām) |
| locative | नीतायाम् (nītā́yām) | नीतयोः (nītáyoḥ) | नीतासु (nītā́su) |
| vocative | नीते (nī́te) | नीते (nī́te) | नीताः (nī́tāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नीतम् (nītám) | नीते (nīté) | नीतानि (nītā́ni) नीता¹ (nītā́¹) |
| accusative | नीतम् (nītám) | नीते (nīté) | नीतानि (nītā́ni) नीता¹ (nītā́¹) |
| instrumental | नीतेन (nīténa) | नीताभ्याम् (nītā́bhyām) | नीतैः (nītaíḥ) नीतेभिः¹ (nītébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नीताय (nītā́ya) | नीताभ्याम् (nītā́bhyām) | नीतेभ्यः (nītébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नीतात् (nītā́t) | नीताभ्याम् (nītā́bhyām) | नीतेभ्यः (nītébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नीतस्य (nītásya) | नीतयोः (nītáyoḥ) | नीतानाम् (nītā́nām) |
| locative | नीते (nīté) | नीतयोः (nītáyoḥ) | नीतेषु (nītéṣu) |
| vocative | नीत (nī́ta) | नीते (nī́te) | नीतानि (nī́tāni) नीता¹ (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.