अतीत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अतीत (atīta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.t̪iːt̪/, [ɐ.t̪iːt̪]

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Adjective

अतीत • (atīt) (indeclinable)

1. elapsed, done, passed

   Synonym: बीता हुआ (bītā huā)

2. former, previous
3. liberated, freed [with से (se) ‘from’]
4. (euphemistic) dead; late

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• atīta (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀢𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• অতীত (Bengali script)
• අතීත (Sinhalese script)
• အတီတ or အတဳတ or ဢတီတ (Burmese script)
• อตีต or อะตีตะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨲᩦᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຕີຕ or ອະຕີຕະ (Lao script)
• អតីត (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄖𑄩𑄖 (Chakma script)

Adjective

अतीत

1. Devanagari script form of atīta

Declension

Declension table of "अतीत" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अतीतो (atīto)	अतीता (atītā)
Accusative (second)	अतीतं (atītaṃ)	अतीते (atīte)
Instrumental (third)	अतीतेन (atītena)	अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi)
Dative (fourth)	अतीतस्स (atītassa) or अतीताय (atītāya) or अतीतत्थं (atītatthaṃ)	अतीतानं (atītānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अतीतस्मा (atītasmā) or अतीतम्हा (atītamhā) or अतीता (atītā)	अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अतीतस्स (atītassa)	अतीतानं (atītānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अतीतस्मिं (atītasmiṃ) or अतीतम्हि (atītamhi) or अतीते (atīte)	अतीतेसु (atītesu)
Vocative (calling)	अतीत (atīta)	अतीता (atītā)

Declension table of "अतीता" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अतीता (atītā)	अतीतायो (atītāyo) or अतीता (atītā)
Accusative (second)	अतीतं (atītaṃ)	अतीतायो (atītāyo) or अतीता (atītā)
Instrumental (third)	अतीताय (atītāya)	अतीताहि (atītāhi) or अतीताभि (atītābhi)
Dative (fourth)	अतीताय (atītāya)	अतीतानं (atītānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अतीताय (atītāya)	अतीताहि (atītāhi) or अतीताभि (atītābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अतीताय (atītāya)	अतीतानं (atītānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अतीताय (atītāya) or अतीतायं (atītāyaṃ)	अतीतासु (atītāsu)
Vocative (calling)	अतीते (atīte)	अतीतायो (atītāyo) or अतीता (atītā)

Declension table of "अतीत" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अतीतं (atītaṃ)	अतीतानि (atītāni)
Accusative (second)	अतीतं (atītaṃ)	अतीतानि (atītāni)
Instrumental (third)	अतीतेन (atītena)	अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi)
Dative (fourth)	अतीतस्स (atītassa) or अतीताय (atītāya) or अतीतत्थं (atītatthaṃ)	अतीतानं (atītānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अतीतस्मा (atītasmā) or अतीतम्हा (atītamhā) or अतीता (atītā)	अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अतीतस्स (atītassa)	अतीतानं (atītānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अतीतस्मिं (atītasmiṃ) or अतीतम्हि (atītamhi) or अतीते (atīte)	अतीतेसु (atītesu)
Vocative (calling)	अतीत (atīta)	अतीतानि (atītāni)

Noun

अतीत m

1. Devanagari script form of atīta

Declension

Declension table of "अतीत" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अतीतो (atīto)	अतीता (atītā)
Accusative (second)	अतीतं (atītaṃ)	अतीते (atīte)
Instrumental (third)	अतीतेन (atītena)	अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi)
Dative (fourth)	अतीतस्स (atītassa) or अतीताय (atītāya) or अतीतत्थं (atītatthaṃ)	अतीतानं (atītānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अतीतस्मा (atītasmā) or अतीतम्हा (atītamhā) or अतीता (atītā)	अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अतीतस्स (atītassa)	अतीतानं (atītānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अतीतस्मिं (atītasmiṃ) or अतीतम्हि (atītamhi) or अतीते (atīte)	अतीतेसु (atītesu)
Vocative (calling)	अतीत (atīta)	अतीता (atītā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অতীত (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬢᬷᬢ (Balinese script)
• অতীত (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰝𑰱𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀢𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• အတီတ (Burmese script)
• અતીત (Gujarati script)
• ਅਤੀਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌤𑍀𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦠꦷꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂞𑂲𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಅತೀತ (Kannada script)
• អតីត (Khmer script)
• ອຕີຕ (Lao script)
• അതീത (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢠᡳᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘝𑘲𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢐᠢᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦽𑧓𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐟𑐷𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଅତୀତ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢡꢷꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆠𑆵𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖝𑖱𑖝 (Siddham script)
• අතීත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩫𑩑𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚙𑚯𑚙 (Takri script)
• அதீத (Tamil script)
• అతీత (Telugu script)
• อตีต (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཏཱི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒞𑒲𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨙𑨁𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अति (ati, “over; beyond”) +‎ इ (i, “to go”, root) +‎ -त (-ta, past participle suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.tiː.tɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐˈt̪iː.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

अतीत • (atīta)

1. dead, passed on
2. abandoned, left behind
3. passed, surpassed, gone by

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अतीत (atīta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अतीतः atītaḥ	अतीतौ / अतीता¹ atītau / atītā¹	अतीताः / अतीतासः¹ atītāḥ / atītāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अतीत atīta	अतीतौ / अतीता¹ atītau / atītā¹	अतीताः / अतीतासः¹ atītāḥ / atītāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीतौ / अतीता¹ atītau / atītā¹	अतीतान् atītān
Instrumental	अतीतेन atītena	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतैः / अतीतेभिः¹ atītaiḥ / atītebhiḥ¹
Dative	अतीताय atītāya	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Ablative	अतीतात् atītāt	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Genitive	अतीतस्य atītasya	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतानाम् atītānām
Locative	अतीते atīte	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतेषु atīteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of अतीता (atītā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अतीता atītā	अतीते atīte	अतीताः atītāḥ
Vocative	अतीते atīte	अतीते atīte	अतीताः atītāḥ
Accusative	अतीताम् atītām	अतीते atīte	अतीताः atītāḥ
Instrumental	अतीतया / अतीता¹ atītayā / atītā¹	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीताभिः atītābhiḥ
Dative	अतीतायै atītāyai	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीताभ्यः atītābhyaḥ
Ablative	अतीतायाः / अतीतायै² atītāyāḥ / atītāyai²	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीताभ्यः atītābhyaḥ
Genitive	अतीतायाः / अतीतायै² atītāyāḥ / atītāyai²	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतानाम् atītānām
Locative	अतीतायाम् atītāyām	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतासु atītāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of अतीत (atīta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Vocative	अतीत atīta	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Accusative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Instrumental	अतीतेन atītena	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतैः / अतीतेभिः¹ atītaiḥ / atītebhiḥ¹
Dative	अतीताय atītāya	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Ablative	अतीतात् atītāt	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Genitive	अतीतस्य atītasya	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतानाम् atītānām
Locative	अतीते atīte	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतेषु atīteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

अतीत • (atīta) n

1. the past
   • c. 150 CE – 250 CE, Nāgārjuna, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 19.1:

     प्रत्युत्पन्नो ऽनागतश् च यद्य् अतीतम् अपेक्ष्य हि ।
     प्रत्युत्पन्नो ऽनागतश् च काले ऽतीते भविष्यतः ॥

     pratyutpanno ʼnāgataś ca yady atītam apekṣya hi.
     pratyutpanno ʼnāgataś ca kāle ʼtīte bhaviṣyataḥ.

     If the present and the future were to have reference to the past, both the present and the future would have been in the past time.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of अतीत (atīta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Vocative	अतीत atīta	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Accusative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Instrumental	अतीतेन atītena	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतैः / अतीतेभिः¹ atītaiḥ / atītebhiḥ¹
Dative	अतीताय atītāya	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Ablative	अतीतात् atītāt	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Genitive	अतीतस्य atītasya	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतानाम् atītānām
Locative	अतीते atīte	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतेषु atīteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Hindi: अतीत (atīt)
• Pali: अतीत (atīta)
• → Tocharian B: atit
• → Middle Chinese: (calque) 過去 (MC kwaH khjoH, “the past”)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अतीत”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “Atîta”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 16/2.