नीति

See also: नाती, नेता, and नाता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नीति (nīti).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /niː.t̪iː/

Noun

नीति • (nīti) f

1. policy, political science
2. behaviour, conduct, act

   Synonym: आचार (ācār)

3. ethics, morality

Declension

Declension of नीति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नीति nīti	नीतियाँ nītiyā̃
oblique	नीति nīti	नीतियों nītiyõ
vocative	नीति nīti	नीतियो nītiyo

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• nīti (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀻𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• নীতি (Bengali script)
• නීති (Sinhalese script)
• နီတိ or နဳတိ or ၼီတိ (Burmese script)
• นีติ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩦᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ນີຕິ (Lao script)
• នីតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄩𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

नीति f

1. Devanagari script form of nīti (“guidance”)

Declension

Declension table of "नीति" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	नीति (nīti)	नीतियो (nītiyo) or नीती (nītī)
Accusative (second)	नीतिं (nītiṃ)	नीतियो (nītiyo) or नीती (nītī)
Instrumental (third)	नीतिया (nītiyā)	नीतीहि (nītīhi) or नीतीभि (nītībhi)
Dative (fourth)	नीतिया (nītiyā)	नीतीनं (nītīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	नीतिया (nītiyā) or नीत्या (nītyā)	नीतीहि (nītīhi) or नीतीभि (nītībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	नीतिया (nītiyā)	नीतीनं (nītīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	नीतिया (nītiyā) or नीतियं (nītiyaṃ) or नीत्यं (nītyaṃ)	नीतीसु (nītīsu)
Vocative (calling)	नीति (nīti)	नीतियो (nītiyo) or नीती (nītī)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHtíš, from Proto-Indo-European *niH-tí-s, from *neyH- (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /niː.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪iː.t̪i/

Noun

नीति • (nīti) stem, f

1. leading, bringing, guidance (L.)
2. conduct, behaviour
3. policy, political science, ethics
4. dependence on (MBh.)
5. presentation, offering (Pāṇ.)
6. acquisition (W.)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of नीति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नीतिः (nītiḥ)	नीती (nītī)	नीतयः (nītayaḥ)
accusative	नीतिम् (nītim)	नीती (nītī)	नीतीः (nītīḥ)
instrumental	नीत्या (nītyā) नीती¹ (nītī¹)	नीतिभ्याम् (nītibhyām)	नीतिभिः (nītibhiḥ)
dative	नीतये (nītaye) नीत्यै² (nītyai²) नीती¹ (nītī¹)	नीतिभ्याम् (nītibhyām)	नीतिभ्यः (nītibhyaḥ)
ablative	नीतेः (nīteḥ) नीत्याः² (nītyāḥ²) नीत्यै³ (nītyai³)	नीतिभ्याम् (nītibhyām)	नीतिभ्यः (nītibhyaḥ)
genitive	नीतेः (nīteḥ) नीत्याः² (nītyāḥ²) नीत्यै³ (nītyai³)	नीत्योः (nītyoḥ)	नीतीनाम् (nītīnām)
locative	नीतौ (nītau) नीत्याम्² (nītyām²) नीता¹ (nītā¹)	नीत्योः (nītyoḥ)	नीतिषु (nītiṣu)
vocative	नीते (nīte)	नीती (nītī)	नीतयः (nītayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Bengali: নীতি (niti)
• → Old Javanese: nīti
  • > Javanese: ꦤꦶꦠꦶ (niti, “wise conduct; good policy”) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬦᬷᬢᬶ (niti, “guidance, directing; holy, pure”)
• → Punjabi: ਨੀਤੀ (nītī) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “नीति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0565.