स्नात
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नात (snāta).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /snɑːt̪/, [snäːt̪]
Adjective
स्नात • (snāt) (indeclinable) (formal)
Noun
स्नात • (snāt) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | स्नात snāt |
स्नात snāt |
| oblique | स्नात snāt |
स्नातों snātõ |
| vocative | स्नात snāt |
स्नातो snāto |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “स्नात”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “स्नात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- স্নাত (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬦᬵᬢ (Balinese script)
- স্নাত (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰡𑰯𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀦𑀸𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- သ္နာတ (Burmese script)
- સ્નાત (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਨਾਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦤꦴꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂢𑂰𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ನಾತ (Kannada script)
- ស្នាត (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ນາຕ (Lao script)
- സ്നാത (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘡𑘰𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠨᠠᢗᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑧁𑧑𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐣𑐵𑐟 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ନାତ (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢥꢵꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆤𑆳𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖡𑖯𑖝 (Siddham script)
- ස්නාත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩯𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚝𑚭𑚙 (Takri script)
- ஸ்நாத (Tamil script)
- స్నాత (Telugu script)
- สฺนาต (Thai script)
- སྣཱ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒢𑒰𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨝𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *snaHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (“to swim, bathe”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬥𐬁𐬙𐬀 (snāta). By surface analysis, स्ना (snā, root) + -त (-ta).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /snɑː.tɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪n̪ɑː.t̪ɐ/
Participle
स्नात • (snātá)
- past participle of स्नाति (snāti)
Adjective
स्नात • (snātá) stem
- bathed, washed, cleansed
- c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Śukla-Yajurveda (Vājasenayi Saṃhitā) 20.20:
- द्रु॒प॒दादि॑व मुमुचा॒नः स्वि॒न्नः स्ना॒तो मला॑दिव।
पू॒तं प॒वित्रे॑णे॒वाज्य॒मापः॑ शुन्धन्तु॒ मैन॑सः॥- drupadā́diva mumucānáḥ svinnáḥ snātó málādiva.
pūtáṃ pavítreṇevā́jyamā́paḥ śundhantu maínasaḥ. - As one unfastened from a stake, or cleansed by bathing after having sweated,
As butter which the sieve hath purged, let water clean me from my sin.
- drupadā́diva mumucānáḥ svinnáḥ snātó málādiva.
- द्रु॒प॒दादि॑व मुमुचा॒नः स्वि॒न्नः स्ना॒तो मला॑दिव।
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 11.5.26:
- स स्नातो बभ्रुः पिङ्गलः पृथिव्यां बहु रोचते ॥
- sa snāto babhruḥ piṅgalaḥ pṛthivyāṃ bahu rocate.
- When he hath bathed, brown, yellow-hued, he shines exceedingly on earth.
- स स्नातो बभ्रुः पिङ्गलः पृथिव्यां बहु रोचते ॥
- (with ablative or in compounds) purified from
- (with locative or in compounds) versed in
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्नातः (snātáḥ) | स्नातौ (snātaú) स्नाता¹ (snātā́¹) |
स्नाताः (snātā́ḥ) स्नातासः¹ (snātā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | स्नातम् (snātám) | स्नातौ (snātaú) स्नाता¹ (snātā́¹) |
स्नातान् (snātā́n) |
| instrumental | स्नातेन (snāténa) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नातैः (snātaíḥ) स्नातेभिः¹ (snātébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | स्नाताय (snātā́ya) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नातेभ्यः (snātébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्नातात् (snātā́t) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नातेभ्यः (snātébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्नातस्य (snātásya) | स्नातयोः (snātáyoḥ) | स्नातानाम् (snātā́nām) |
| locative | स्नाते (snāté) | स्नातयोः (snātáyoḥ) | स्नातेषु (snātéṣu) |
| vocative | स्नात (snā́ta) | स्नातौ (snā́tau) स्नाता¹ (snā́tā¹) |
स्नाताः (snā́tāḥ) स्नातासः¹ (snā́tāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्नाता (snātā́) | स्नाते (snāté) | स्नाताः (snātā́ḥ) |
| accusative | स्नाताम् (snātā́m) | स्नाते (snāté) | स्नाताः (snātā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | स्नातया (snātáyā) स्नाता¹ (snātā́¹) |
स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नाताभिः (snātā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | स्नातायै (snātā́yai) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नाताभ्यः (snātā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्नातायाः (snātā́yāḥ) स्नातायै² (snātā́yai²) |
स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नाताभ्यः (snātā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्नातायाः (snātā́yāḥ) स्नातायै² (snātā́yai²) |
स्नातयोः (snātáyoḥ) | स्नातानाम् (snātā́nām) |
| locative | स्नातायाम् (snātā́yām) | स्नातयोः (snātáyoḥ) | स्नातासु (snātā́su) |
| vocative | स्नाते (snā́te) | स्नाते (snā́te) | स्नाताः (snā́tāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्नातम् (snātám) | स्नाते (snāté) | स्नातानि (snātā́ni) स्नाता¹ (snātā́¹) |
| accusative | स्नातम् (snātám) | स्नाते (snāté) | स्नातानि (snātā́ni) स्नाता¹ (snātā́¹) |
| instrumental | स्नातेन (snāténa) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नातैः (snātaíḥ) स्नातेभिः¹ (snātébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | स्नाताय (snātā́ya) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नातेभ्यः (snātébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्नातात् (snātā́t) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नातेभ्यः (snātébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्नातस्य (snātásya) | स्नातयोः (snātáyoḥ) | स्नातानाम् (snātā́nām) |
| locative | स्नाते (snāté) | स्नातयोः (snātáyoḥ) | स्नातेषु (snātéṣu) |
| vocative | स्नात (snā́ta) | स्नाते (snā́te) | स्नातानि (snā́tāni) स्नाता¹ (snā́tā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
Noun
स्नात • (snātá) stem, m
- one whose religious study has finished
- an initiated householder
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्नातः (snātáḥ) | स्नातौ (snātaú) स्नाता¹ (snātā́¹) |
स्नाताः (snātā́ḥ) स्नातासः¹ (snātā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | स्नातम् (snātám) | स्नातौ (snātaú) स्नाता¹ (snātā́¹) |
स्नातान् (snātā́n) |
| instrumental | स्नातेन (snāténa) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नातैः (snātaíḥ) स्नातेभिः¹ (snātébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | स्नाताय (snātā́ya) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नातेभ्यः (snātébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्नातात् (snātā́t) | स्नाताभ्याम् (snātā́bhyām) | स्नातेभ्यः (snātébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्नातस्य (snātásya) | स्नातयोः (snātáyoḥ) | स्नातानाम् (snātā́nām) |
| locative | स्नाते (snāté) | स्नातयोः (snātáyoḥ) | स्नातेषु (snātéṣu) |
| vocative | स्नात (snā́ta) | स्नातौ (snā́tau) स्नाता¹ (snā́tā¹) |
स्नाताः (snā́tāḥ) स्नातासः¹ (snā́tāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “स्नात”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1266.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “स्नात”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “snāta”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snātá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press