उन्नत

See also: उन्नति

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उन्नत (unnatá). By surface analysis, उत्- (ut-) +‎ नत (nat), or a back-formation from उन्नति (unnati).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊn.nət̪/, [ʊ̃n.nɐt̪]

Adjective

उन्नत • (unnat) (indeclinable)

1. elevated, lofty, high (also figurative)
2. progressed, developed

   Synonym: विकसित (viksit)

3. progressive, forward-thinking

Derived terms

• पदोन्नत (padonnat)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उन्नत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• উন্নত (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬦ᭄ᬦᬢ (Balinese script)
• উন্নত (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰡𑰿𑰡𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀦𑁆𑀦𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ဥန္နတ (Burmese script)
• ઉન્નત (Gujarati script)
• ਉਨ੍ਨਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦤ꧀ꦤꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂢𑂹𑂢𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಉನ್ನತ (Kannada script)
• ឧន្នត (Khmer script)
• ອຸນ຺ນຕ (Lao script)
• ഉന്നത (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᠨᠨᠠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘡𑘿𑘡𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠤᠨᠨᠠᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑧁𑧠𑧁𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐣𑑂𑐣𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଉନ୍ନତ (Odia script)
• ꢆꢥ꣄ꢥꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆤𑇀𑆤𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖡𑖿𑖡𑖝 (Siddham script)
• උන‍්නත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩯 𑪙𑩯𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚝𑚶𑚝𑚙 (Takri script)
• உந்நத (Tamil script)
• ఉన్నత (Telugu script)
• อุนฺนต (Thai script)
• ཨུ་ནྣ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒢𑓂𑒢𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨝𑩇𑨝𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From उद्- (ud-) +‎ नम् (nam) +‎ -त (-ta), or a back-formation from उन्नति (unnati).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /un.nɐ.tɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈun̪.n̪ɐ.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

उन्नत • (unnatá) stem

1. bent or turned upwards, elevated, lifted up, raised, high, tall, prominent, projecting, lofty
2. (figurative) high, eminent, sublime, great, noble
3. having a large hump, humpbacked (as a bull)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उन्नत (unnatá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उन्नतः unnatáḥ	उन्नतौ / उन्नता¹ unnataú / unnatā́¹	उन्नताः / उन्नतासः¹ unnatā́ḥ / unnatā́saḥ¹
Vocative	उन्नत únnata	उन्नतौ / उन्नता¹ únnatau / únnatā¹	उन्नताः / उन्नतासः¹ únnatāḥ / únnatāsaḥ¹
Accusative	उन्नतम् unnatám	उन्नतौ / उन्नता¹ unnataú / unnatā́¹	उन्नतान् unnatā́n
Instrumental	उन्नतेन unnaténa	उन्नताभ्याम् unnatā́bhyām	उन्नतैः / उन्नतेभिः¹ unnataíḥ / unnatébhiḥ¹
Dative	उन्नताय unnatā́ya	उन्नताभ्याम् unnatā́bhyām	उन्नतेभ्यः unnatébhyaḥ
Ablative	उन्नतात् unnatā́t	उन्नताभ्याम् unnatā́bhyām	उन्नतेभ्यः unnatébhyaḥ
Genitive	उन्नतस्य unnatásya	उन्नतयोः unnatáyoḥ	उन्नतानाम् unnatā́nām
Locative	उन्नते unnaté	उन्नतयोः unnatáyoḥ	उन्नतेषु unnatéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of उन्नता (unnatā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उन्नता unnatā́	उन्नते unnaté	उन्नताः unnatā́ḥ
Vocative	उन्नते únnate	उन्नते únnate	उन्नताः únnatāḥ
Accusative	उन्नताम् unnatā́m	उन्नते unnaté	उन्नताः unnatā́ḥ
Instrumental	उन्नतया / उन्नता¹ unnatáyā / unnatā́¹	उन्नताभ्याम् unnatā́bhyām	उन्नताभिः unnatā́bhiḥ
Dative	उन्नतायै unnatā́yai	उन्नताभ्याम् unnatā́bhyām	उन्नताभ्यः unnatā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	उन्नतायाः / उन्नतायै² unnatā́yāḥ / unnatā́yai²	उन्नताभ्याम् unnatā́bhyām	उन्नताभ्यः unnatā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	उन्नतायाः / उन्नतायै² unnatā́yāḥ / unnatā́yai²	उन्नतयोः unnatáyoḥ	उन्नतानाम् unnatā́nām
Locative	उन्नतायाम् unnatā́yām	उन्नतयोः unnatáyoḥ	उन्नतासु unnatā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of उन्नत (unnatá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उन्नतम् unnatám	उन्नते unnaté	उन्नतानि / उन्नता¹ unnatā́ni / unnatā́¹
Vocative	उन्नत únnata	उन्नते únnate	उन्नतानि / उन्नता¹ únnatāni / únnatā¹
Accusative	उन्नतम् unnatám	उन्नते unnaté	उन्नतानि / उन्नता¹ unnatā́ni / unnatā́¹
Instrumental	उन्नतेन unnaténa	उन्नताभ्याम् unnatā́bhyām	उन्नतैः / उन्नतेभिः¹ unnataíḥ / unnatébhiḥ¹
Dative	उन्नताय unnatā́ya	उन्नताभ्याम् unnatā́bhyām	उन्नतेभ्यः unnatébhyaḥ
Ablative	उन्नतात् unnatā́t	उन्नताभ्याम् unnatā́bhyām	उन्नतेभ्यः unnatébhyaḥ
Genitive	उन्नतस्य unnatásya	उन्नतयोः unnatáyoḥ	उन्नतानाम् unnatā́nām
Locative	उन्नते unnaté	उन्नतयोः unnatáyoḥ	उन्नतेषु unnatéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ഉന്നതം (unnataṁ)
• → Tamil: உன்னதம் (uṉṉatam)
• → Telugu: ఉన్నతము (unnatamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “उन्नत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 193.