नेता

See also: नाती, नीति, and नाता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नेता (netā), nominative singular of नेतृ (netṛ, “leader”), from the root नी (nī, “to lead, to guide”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /neː.t̪ɑː/, [neː.t̪äː]

Noun

नेता • (netā) m

1. leader
2. politician

Usage notes

Inherently takes the honorific form used for the pronoun आप (āp).

Declension

Declension of नेता (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नेता netā	नेता netā
oblique	नेता netā	नेताओं netāõ
vocative	नेता netā	नेताओ netāo

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• netā (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑁂𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• নেতা (Bengali script)
• නෙතා (Sinhalese script)
• နေတာ or ၼေတႃ (Burmese script)
• เนตา (Thai script)
• ᨶᩮᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເນຕາ (Lao script)
• នេតា (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄬𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

नेता

1. Devanagari script form of netā, nominative/vocative singular/plural of नेतर् (netar, “leader”)

Adjective

नेता

1. Devanagari script form of netā, instrumental/ablative singular masculine/neuter of नेन्त् (nent), which is present active participle of नेति (neti, “to lead”)