नीयत

See also: नियत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِيَّة (niyya), via Classical Persian نیت (niyyat).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /niː.jət̪/, [niː.jɐt̪]

Noun

नीयत • (nīyat) f (Urdu spelling نیت)

1. intention, aim

   Synonym: इरादा (irādā)

2. want, desire

Declension

Declension of नीयत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नीयत nīyat	नीयतें nīyatẽ
oblique	नीयत nīyat	नीयतों nīyatõ
vocative	नीयत nīyat	नीयतो nīyato

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नीयत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 558