नीत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नीत (nītá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /niːt̪/

Adjective

नीत • (nīt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نيت)

1. led, guided

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

1. led, guided, brought
2. correct
3. well behaved, modest
4. gained, obtained

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नीत

	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

Feminine ā-stem declension of नीता

	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

Neuter a-stem declension of नीत

	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:
  • → Hindi: नीत (nīt)
  • → Urdu: نیت (nīt)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “नीत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 565.