गुप्त

See also: गुप्ता and गोप्तृ

Hindi

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Sanskrit गोपा (gopā)

Sanskrit गुप् (gup)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás

Sanskrit -त (-ta)

Sanskrit गुप्त (gupta)bor.

Hindi गुप्त

Borrowed from Sanskrit गुप्त (gupta).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊpt̪/
• Rhymes: -ʊpt̪

Adjective

गुप्त • (gupt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گپت)

1. secret; private; hidden, clandestine; confidential
2. cryptic; mysterious
3. relating to the Gupta Empire (an ancient Indian empire which existed from the 4th century CE to the 6th century CE) or its rulers

   गुप्त काल ― gupt kāl ― Gupta age

See also

• छुपा (chupā)

Proper noun

गुप्त • (gupt) m

1. a surname, Gupta

Declension

Declension of गुप्त (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुप्त gupt	गुप्त gupt
oblique	गुप्त gupt	गुप्तों guptõ
vocative	गुप्त gupt	गुप्तो gupto

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গুপ্ত (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬸᬧ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• গুপ্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰲𑰢𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• ဂုပ္တ (Burmese script)
• ગુપ્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਗੁਪ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦸꦥ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂳𑂣𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಗುಪ್ತ (Kannada script)
• គុប្ត (Khmer script)
• ຄຸປ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• ഗുപ്ത (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᡠᢒᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘳𑘢𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠤᢒᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧔𑧂𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐸𑐥𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଗୁପ୍ତ (Odia script)
• ꢔꢸꢦ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆶𑆥𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖲𑖢𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ගුප‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩒𑩰 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚰𑚞𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
• கு³ப்த (Tamil script)
• గుప్త (Telugu script)
• คุปฺต (Thai script)
• གུ་པྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒳𑒣𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨃𑨞𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit गोपा (gopā)

Sanskrit गुप् (gup)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás

Sanskrit -त (-ta)

Sanskrit गुप्त

From the root गुप् (gup, “to protect, guard; hide”) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡup.tɐ́/, [ɡup̚.tɐ́]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡup.t̪ɐ/, [ɡup̚.t̪ɐ]

Adjective

गु॒प्त • (guptá) stem (root गुप्)

1. guarded, protected
2. hidden, secret

Usage notes

• In neuter nominative singular, गुप्तम् (guptam, “guptam”), has the adverbial sense of "secretly."
• In neuter locative singular, गुप्ते (gupte, “gutpe”), has adverbial meaning of "in a secret place."
• Commonly used as suffix to names of Vaishya.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गु॒प्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गु॒प्तः (guptáḥ)	गु॒प्तौ (guptáu) गु॒प्ता¹ (guptā́¹)	गु॒प्ताः (guptā́ḥ) गु॒प्तासः॑¹ (guptā́saḥ¹)
accusative	गु॒प्तम् (guptám)	गु॒प्तौ (guptáu) गु॒प्ता¹ (guptā́¹)	गु॒प्तान् (guptā́n)
instrumental	गु॒प्तेन॑ (gupténa)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्तैः (guptáiḥ) गु॒प्तेभिः॑¹ (guptébhiḥ¹)
dative	गु॒प्ताय॑ (guptā́ya)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्तेभ्यः॑ (guptébhyaḥ)
ablative	गु॒प्तात् (guptā́t)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्तेभ्यः॑ (guptébhyaḥ)
genitive	गु॒प्तस्य॑ (guptásya)	गु॒प्तयोः॑ (guptáyoḥ)	गु॒प्ताना॑म् (guptā́nām)
locative	गु॒प्ते (gupté)	गु॒प्तयोः॑ (guptáyoḥ)	गु॒प्तेषु॑ (guptéṣu)
vocative	गुप्त॑ (gúpta)	गुप्तौ॑ (gúptau) गुप्ता॑¹ (gúptā¹)	गुप्ताः॑ (gúptāḥ) गुप्ता॑सः¹ (gúptāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of गु॒प्ता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गु॒प्ता (guptā́)	गु॒प्ते (gupté)	गु॒प्ताः (guptā́ḥ)
accusative	गु॒प्ताम् (guptā́m)	गु॒प्ते (gupté)	गु॒प्ताः (guptā́ḥ)
instrumental	गु॒प्तया॑ (guptáyā) गु॒प्ता¹ (guptā́¹)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्ताभिः॑ (guptā́bhiḥ)
dative	गु॒प्तायै॑ (guptā́yai)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्ताभ्यः॑ (guptā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	गु॒प्तायाः॑ (guptā́yāḥ) गु॒प्तायै॑² (guptā́yai²)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्ताभ्यः॑ (guptā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	गु॒प्तायाः॑ (guptā́yāḥ) गु॒प्तायै॑² (guptā́yai²)	गु॒प्तयोः॑ (guptáyoḥ)	गु॒प्ताना॑म् (guptā́nām)
locative	गु॒प्ताया॑म् (guptā́yām)	गु॒प्तयोः॑ (guptáyoḥ)	गु॒प्तासु॑ (guptā́su)
vocative	गुप्ते॑ (gúpte)	गुप्ते॑ (gúpte)	गुप्ताः॑ (gúptāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of गु॒प्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गु॒प्तम् (guptám)	गु॒प्ते (gupté)	गु॒प्तानि॑ (guptā́ni) गु॒प्ता¹ (guptā́¹)
accusative	गु॒प्तम् (guptám)	गु॒प्ते (gupté)	गु॒प्तानि॑ (guptā́ni) गु॒प्ता¹ (guptā́¹)
instrumental	गु॒प्तेन॑ (gupténa)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्तैः (guptáiḥ) गु॒प्तेभिः॑¹ (guptébhiḥ¹)
dative	गु॒प्ताय॑ (guptā́ya)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्तेभ्यः॑ (guptébhyaḥ)
ablative	गु॒प्तात् (guptā́t)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्तेभ्यः॑ (guptébhyaḥ)
genitive	गु॒प्तस्य॑ (guptásya)	गु॒प्तयोः॑ (guptáyoḥ)	गु॒प्ताना॑म् (guptā́nām)
locative	गु॒प्ते (gupté)	गु॒प्तयोः॑ (guptáyoḥ)	गु॒प्तेषु॑ (guptéṣu)
vocative	गुप्त॑ (gúpta)	गुप्ते॑ (gúpte)	गुप्ता॑नि (gúptāni) गुप्ता॑¹ (gúptā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Proper noun

गु॒प्त • (guptá) stem, m

1. the Gupta dynasty
2. the era named after the Gupta dynasty, beginning ~320 AD

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गु॒प्त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गु॒प्तः (guptáḥ)	गु॒प्तौ (guptáu) गु॒प्ता¹ (guptā́¹)	गु॒प्ताः (guptā́ḥ) गु॒प्तासः॑¹ (guptā́saḥ¹)
accusative	गु॒प्तम् (guptám)	गु॒प्तौ (guptáu) गु॒प्ता¹ (guptā́¹)	गु॒प्तान् (guptā́n)
instrumental	गु॒प्तेन॑ (gupténa)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्तैः (guptáiḥ) गु॒प्तेभिः॑¹ (guptébhiḥ¹)
dative	गु॒प्ताय॑ (guptā́ya)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्तेभ्यः॑ (guptébhyaḥ)
ablative	गु॒प्तात् (guptā́t)	गु॒प्ताभ्या॑म् (guptā́bhyām)	गु॒प्तेभ्यः॑ (guptébhyaḥ)
genitive	गु॒प्तस्य॑ (guptásya)	गु॒प्तयोः॑ (guptáyoḥ)	गु॒प्ताना॑म् (guptā́nām)
locative	गु॒प्ते (gupté)	गु॒प्तयोः॑ (guptáyoḥ)	गु॒प्तेषु॑ (guptéṣu)
vocative	गुप्त॑ (gúpta)	गुप्तौ॑ (gúptau) गुप्ता॑¹ (gúptā¹)	गुप्ताः॑ (gúptāḥ) गुप्ता॑सः¹ (gúptāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “गुप्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 0359, 1326.