Hindi edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit रीति (rīti).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾiː.t̪iː/

Noun edit

रीति (rītif

  1. rule, norm, practice
    Synonyms: नियम (niyam), क़ायदा (qāydā)
  2. manner, style, way
  3. tradition, custom
    Synonyms: रस्म (rasma), रिवाज (rivāj)

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Sanskrit edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃riHtís, from an extension *h₃r-ey-H- of the root *h₃er-, and thereby a direct parallel to Proto-Germanic *rīþiz (> archaic English rith). Alternatively, from *h₂er- and cognate with Latin rītus (rite, custom, usage).

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Noun edit

रीति (rītí) stemf

  1. motion, course (RV)
  2. stream, current (RV)
  3. line, row, course of things
  4. usage, custom, rite, practice, ritual, manner, method, way, etiquette, behaviours (Kavya)
  5. literary style, diction, manner of speaking
  6. yellow or pale brass, bell-metal

Declension edit

Feminine i-stem declension of रीति (rītí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रीतिः
rītíḥ
रीती
rītī́
रीतयः
rītáyaḥ
Vocative रीते
rī́te
रीती
rī́tī
रीतयः
rī́tayaḥ
Accusative रीतिम्
rītím
रीती
rītī́
रीतीः
rītī́ḥ
Instrumental रीत्या / रीती¹
rītyā́ / rītī́¹
रीतिभ्याम्
rītíbhyām
रीतिभिः
rītíbhiḥ
Dative रीतये / रीत्यै² / रीती¹
rītáye / rītyaí² / rītī́¹
रीतिभ्याम्
rītíbhyām
रीतिभ्यः
rītíbhyaḥ
Ablative रीतेः / रीत्याः² / रीत्यै³
rītéḥ / rītyā́ḥ² / rītyaí³
रीतिभ्याम्
rītíbhyām
रीतिभ्यः
rītíbhyaḥ
Genitive रीतेः / रीत्याः² / रीत्यै³
rītéḥ / rītyā́ḥ² / rītyaí³
रीत्योः
rītyóḥ
रीतीनाम्
rītīnā́m
Locative रीतौ / रीत्याम्² / रीता¹
rītaú / rītyā́m² / rītā́¹
रीत्योः
rītyóḥ
रीतिषु
rītíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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Descendants edit

  • Bengali: রীতি (riti)
  • Hindi: रीति (rīti)
  • Punjabi: ਰੀਤ (rīt)