कविता

See also: कुवैत and कैवत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कविता (kavitā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

कविता • (kavitā) f (Urdu spelling کوتا)

1. poetry; a poem

   Synonyms: शायरी (śāyrī), काव्य (kāvya)

   मैंने एक कविता लिखी है, क्या तुम्हें सुननी है?

   ma͠ine ek kavitā likhī hai, kyā tumhẽ sunnī hai?

   I've written a poem, do you want to hear it?

2. a female given name, Kavita, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of कविता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कविता kavitā	कविताएँ kavitāẽ
oblique	कविता kavitā	कविताओं kavitāõ
vocative	कविता kavitā	कविताओ kavitāo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कविता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कविता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कविता (kavitā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.ʋi.t̪a/

Noun

कविता • (kavitā) f

1. poetry
2. poem

Declension

Declension of कविता (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	कविता kavitā
direct plural	कविता kavitā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	कविता kavitā		कविता kavitā
oblique सामान्यरूप	कविते kavite		कवितां- kavitān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	कवितेला kavitelā		कवितांना kavitānnā
ergative	कवितेने, कवितेनं kavitene, kavitena		कवितांनी kavitānnī
instrumental	कवितेशी kaviteśī		कवितांशी kavitānśī
locative सप्तमी	कवितेत kavitet		कवितांत kavitāt
vocative संबोधन	कविते kavite		कवितांनो kavitānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of कविता (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	कवितेचा kaviteċā	कवितेचे kaviteċe	कवितेची kavitecī	कवितेच्या kavitecā	कवितेचे, कवितेचं kaviteċe, kaviteċa	कवितेची kavitecī	कवितेच्या kavitecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	कवितांचा kavitānċā	कवितांचे kavitānċe	कवितांची kavitāñcī	कवितांच्या kavitāncā	कवितांचे, कवितांचं kavitānċe, kavitānċa	कवितांची kavitāñcī	कवितांच्या kavitāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• कवयित्री (kavyitrī, “poetess”)
• कवी (kavī, “poet”)
• काव्य (kāvya, “poetry”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কৱিতা (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬯᬶᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• কবিতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰪𑰰𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀯𑀺𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ကဝိတာ (Burmese script)
• કવિતા (Gujarati script)
• ਕਵਿਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦮꦶꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂫𑂱𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಕವಿತಾ (Kannada script)
• កវិតា (Khmer script)
• ກວິຕາ (Lao script)
• കവിതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠᠸᡳᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘪𑘱𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᠸᠢᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧊𑧒𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐰𑐶𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• କଵିତା (Odia script)
• ꢒꢮꢶꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆮𑆴𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖪𑖰𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• කවිතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩾𑩑𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚦𑚮𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• கவிதா (Tamil script)
• కవితా (Telugu script)
• กวิตา (Thai script)
• ཀ་ཝི་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒫𑒱𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨭𑨁𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

कवि (kavi) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ʋi.tɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ʋi.t̪ɑː/

Noun

कविता • (kavitā) stem, f

1. poetry, ornate style (whether of verse or prose)
2. poem

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of कविता (kavitā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कविता kavitā	कविते kavite	कविताः kavitāḥ
Vocative	कविते kavite	कविते kavite	कविताः kavitāḥ
Accusative	कविताम् kavitām	कविते kavite	कविताः kavitāḥ
Instrumental	कवितया / कविता¹ kavitayā / kavitā¹	कविताभ्याम् kavitābhyām	कविताभिः kavitābhiḥ
Dative	कवितायै kavitāyai	कविताभ्याम् kavitābhyām	कविताभ्यः kavitābhyaḥ
Ablative	कवितायाः / कवितायै² kavitāyāḥ / kavitāyai²	कविताभ्याम् kavitābhyām	कविताभ्यः kavitābhyaḥ
Genitive	कवितायाः / कवितायै² kavitāyāḥ / kavitāyai²	कवितयोः kavitayoḥ	कवितानाम् kavitānām
Locative	कवितायाम् kavitāyām	कवितयोः kavitayoḥ	कवितासु kavitāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Bengali: কবিতা (kobita)
• Chakma: 𑄇𑄧𑄝𑄨𑄖 (kabitā)
• → Hindi: कविता (kavitā)
• → Marathi: कविता (kavitā)
• Odia: କବିତା (kôbita)
• → Punjabi: ਕਵਿਤਾ (kavitā)
• → Malayalam: കവിത (kavita)
• → Tamil: கவிதை (kavitai)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कविता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 264/3.