शीत

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शीत (śīta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃiːt̪/

Adjective

शीत • (śīt) (indeclinable)

1. cold

   Synonyms: ठंडा (ṭhaṇḍā), शीतल (śītal)

   शीत युद्ध ― śīt yuddh ― Cold War

Noun

शीत • (śīt) m

1. cold, coldness

   Synonym: ठंड (ṭhaṇḍ)

2. winter, the cold season

   Synonyms: सर्दी (sardī), शिशिर (śiśir)

3. cinnamon

   Synonyms: दारचीनी (dārcīnī), दालचीनी (dālcīnī)

4. neem

   Synonym: नीम (nīm)

5. camphor

   Synonym: कपूर (kapūr)

Declension

Declension of शीत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शीत śīt	शीत śīt
oblique	शीत śīt	शीतों śītõ
vocative	शीत śīt	शीतो śīto

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शीत”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4760
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “शीत”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 745
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शीत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 615.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शीत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 952

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिक्थ (siktha).

Noun

शीत • (śīt) (Latin script xit, Kannada script ಶೀತ್)

1. cooked rice

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শীত (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬷᬢ (Balinese script)
• শীত (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰱𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ၐီတ (Burmese script)
• શીત (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੀਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍀𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦷꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂲𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಶೀತ (Kannada script)
• ឝីត (Khmer script)
• ຨີຕ (Lao script)
• ശീത (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡳᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘲𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠢᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧓𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐷𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଶୀତ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢷꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆵𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖱𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ශීත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩑𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚯𑚙 (Takri script)
• ஶீத (Tamil script)
• శీత (Telugu script)
• ศีต (Thai script)
• ཤཱི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒲𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨁𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

शी (śī) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕiː.tɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕiː.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

शीत • (śīta) stem (root श्यै)

1. cold, cool, chilly, frigid
2. dull, apathetic, sluggish, indolent
3. boiled

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शीत (śītá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीतः śītáḥ	शीतौ / शीता¹ śītaú / śītā́¹	शीताः / शीतासः¹ śītā́ḥ / śītā́saḥ¹
Vocative	शीत śī́ta	शीतौ / शीता¹ śī́tau / śī́tā¹	शीताः / शीतासः¹ śī́tāḥ / śī́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शीतम् śītám	शीतौ / शीता¹ śītaú / śītā́¹	शीतान् śītā́n
Instrumental	शीतेन śīténa	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीतैः / शीतेभिः¹ śītaíḥ / śītébhiḥ¹
Dative	शीताय śītā́ya	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीतेभ्यः śītébhyaḥ
Ablative	शीतात् śītā́t	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीतेभ्यः śītébhyaḥ
Genitive	शीतस्य śītásya	शीतयोः śītáyoḥ	शीतानाम् śītā́nām
Locative	शीते śīté	शीतयोः śītáyoḥ	शीतेषु śītéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शीता (śītā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीता śītā́	शीते śīté	शीताः śītā́ḥ
Vocative	शीते śī́te	शीते śī́te	शीताः śī́tāḥ
Accusative	शीताम् śītā́m	शीते śīté	शीताः śītā́ḥ
Instrumental	शीतया / शीता¹ śītáyā / śītā́¹	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीताभिः śītā́bhiḥ
Dative	शीतायै śītā́yai	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीताभ्यः śītā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	शीतायाः / शीतायै² śītā́yāḥ / śītā́yai²	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीताभ्यः śītā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	शीतायाः / शीतायै² śītā́yāḥ / śītā́yai²	शीतयोः śītáyoḥ	शीतानाम् śītā́nām
Locative	शीतायाम् śītā́yām	शीतयोः śītáyoḥ	शीतासु śītā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शीत (śītá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीतम् śītám	शीते śīté	शीतानि / शीता¹ śītā́ni / śītā́¹
Vocative	शीत śī́ta	शीते śī́te	शीतानि / शीता¹ śī́tāni / śī́tā¹
Accusative	शीतम् śītám	शीते śīté	शीतानि / शीता¹ śītā́ni / śītā́¹
Instrumental	शीतेन śīténa	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीतैः / शीतेभिः¹ śītaíḥ / śītébhiḥ¹
Dative	शीताय śītā́ya	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीतेभ्यः śītébhyaḥ
Ablative	शीतात् śītā́t	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीतेभ्यः śītébhyaḥ
Genitive	शीतस्य śītásya	शीतयोः śītáyoḥ	शीतानाम् śītā́nām
Locative	शीते śīté	शीतयोः śītáyoḥ	शीतेषु śītéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

शीत • (śīta) stem, n

1. cold, coldness, cold weather
2. cold water

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शीत (śītá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीतम् śītám	शीते śīté	शीतानि / शीता¹ śītā́ni / śītā́¹
Vocative	शीत śī́ta	शीते śī́te	शीतानि / शीता¹ śī́tāni / śī́tā¹
Accusative	शीतम् śītám	शीते śīté	शीतानि / शीता¹ śītā́ni / śītā́¹
Instrumental	शीतेन śīténa	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीतैः / शीतेभिः¹ śītaíḥ / śītébhiḥ¹
Dative	शीताय śītā́ya	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीतेभ्यः śītébhyaḥ
Ablative	शीतात् śītā́t	शीताभ्याम् śītā́bhyām	शीतेभ्यः śītébhyaḥ
Genitive	शीतस्य śītásya	शीतयोः śītáyoḥ	शीतानाम् śītā́nām
Locative	शीते śīté	शीतयोः śītáyoḥ	शीतेषु śītéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अनुष्णाशीत (anuṣṇāśīta)
• अभिशीत (abhiśīta)
• अभिश्यात (abhiśyāta)
• अशीत (aśīta)
• प्रतिशीत (pratiśīta)
• प्रशीत (praśīta)
• बहिःशीत (bahiḥśīta)
• शीतकर (śītakara)
• शीतकाल (śītakāla)
• शीतकालीन (śītakālīna)
• शीतता (śītatā)
• शीतत्व (śītatva)
• शीतमय (śītamaya)
• शीतल (śītala)
• शीतलता (śītalatā)
• शैत्य (śaitya)
• संशीत (saṃśīta)
• सुशीत (suśīta)

 

Descendants

• Pali: sīta, sītaka
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀻𑀅 (sīa)
  • Old Awadhi: [script needed] (sīu)
  • Konkani: शीं (śī̃)
  • Hindi: सीड़ (sīṛ, “dew”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शीत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1077/3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 643