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): /ˈn̪iː.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 (nītá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नीतः nītáḥ	नीतौ / नीता¹ nītaú / nītā́¹	नीताः / नीतासः¹ nītā́ḥ / nītā́saḥ¹
Vocative	नीत nī́ta	नीतौ / नीता¹ nī́tau / nī́tā¹	नीताः / नीतासः¹ nī́tāḥ / nī́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative	नीतम् nītám	नीतौ / नीता¹ nītaú / nītā́¹	नीतान् nītā́n
Instrumental	नीतेन nīténa	नीताभ्याम् nītā́bhyām	नीतैः / नीतेभिः¹ nītaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of नीता (nītā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नीता nītā́	नीते nīté	नीताः nītā́ḥ
Vocative	नीते nī́te	नीते nī́te	नीताः nī́tāḥ
Accusative	नीताम् nītā́m	नीते nīté	नीताः nītā́ḥ
Instrumental	नीतया / नीता¹ nītáyā / nītā́¹	नीताभ्याम् nītā́bhyām	नीताभिः nītā́bhiḥ
Dative	नीतायै nītā́yai	नीताभ्याम् nītā́bhyām	नीताभ्यः nītā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	नीतायाः / नीतायै² nītā́yāḥ / nītā́yai²	नीताभ्याम् nītā́bhyām	नीताभ्यः nītā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	नीतायाः / नीतायै² nītā́yāḥ / nītā́yai²	नीतयोः nītáyoḥ	नीतानाम् nītā́nām
Locative	नीतायाम् nītā́yām	नीतयोः nītáyoḥ	नीतासु nītā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of नीत (nītá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नीतम् nītám	नीते nīté	नीतानि / नीता¹ nītā́ni / nītā́¹
Vocative	नीत nī́ta	नीते nī́te	नीतानि / नीता¹ nī́tāni / nī́tā¹
Accusative	नीतम् nītám	नीते nīté	नीतानि / नीता¹ nītā́ni / nītā́¹
Instrumental	नीतेन nīténa	नीताभ्याम् nītā́bhyām	नीतैः / नीतेभिः¹ nītaíḥ / 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
Notes	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.