समिति
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समिति (samiti).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.mɪ.t̪iː/, [sɐ.mɪ.t̪iː]
Noun
समिति • (samiti) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | समिति samiti |
समितियाँ samitiyā̃ |
| oblique | समिति samiti |
समितियों samitiyõ |
| vocative | समिति samiti |
समितियो samitiyo |
Nepali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समिति (samiti).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʌmit̪i]
- Phonetic Devanagari: समिति
Noun
समिति • (samiti)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সমিতি (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬫᬶᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- সমিতি (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰦𑰰𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- သမိတိ (Burmese script)
- સમિતિ (Gujarati script)
- ਸਮਿਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦩꦶꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂧𑂱𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಮಿತಿ (Kannada script)
- សមិតិ (Khmer script)
- ສມິຕິ (Lao script)
- സമിതി (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᠮᡳᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘦𑘱𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠮᠢᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧆𑧒𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐩𑐶𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ସମିତି (Odia script)
- ꢱꢪꢶꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆩𑆴𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖦𑖰𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- සමිති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩴𑩑𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚢𑚮𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ஸமிதி (Tamil script)
- సమితి (Telugu script)
- สมิติ (Thai script)
- ས་མི་ཏི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒧𑒱𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨢𑨁𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐ.mi.ti/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ.mi.t̪i/
Etymology 1
Noun
समिति • (samiti) stem, f
- committee, coming together, meeting, assembly, council (RV., AV., MBh., BhP.)
- flock, herd (Kir.)
- association, society (BhP.)
- association and society personified as a goddess, the daughter of Prajāpati (BhP.)
- conspiracy, plot (RV., AV.)
- encounter, war, battle (Br., MBh., R.)
- sameness, likeness (L.)
- (Jainism) the five rules of life or conduct (Sarvad.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | समितिः (samitiḥ) | समिती (samitī) | समितयः (samitayaḥ) |
| accusative | समितिम् (samitim) | समिती (samitī) | समितीः (samitīḥ) |
| instrumental | समित्या (samityā) | समितिभ्याम् (samitibhyām) | समितिभिः (samitibhiḥ) |
| dative | समित्यै / समितये (samityai / samitaye) | समितिभ्याम् (samitibhyām) | समितिभ्यः (samitibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | समित्याः / समितेः (samityāḥ / samiteḥ) | समितिभ्याम् (samitibhyām) | समितिभ्यः (samitibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | समित्याः / समितेः (samityāḥ / samiteḥ) | समित्योः (samityoḥ) | समितीनाम् (samitīnām) |
| locative | समित्याम् / समितौ (samityām / samitau) | समित्योः (samityoḥ) | समितिषु (samitiṣu) |
| vocative | समिते (samite) | समिती (samitī) | समितयः (samitayaḥ) |
Etymology 2
Noun
समिति • (samiti) stem, ? (indeclinable)
- a sacred verse beginning with सम् (MW.)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “समिति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1164.