समिति

See also: सुमति and स्मृति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समिति (samiti).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.mɪ.t̪iː/, [sɐ.mɪ.t̪iː]

Noun

समिति • (samiti) f

1. committee

   Synonym: कमेटी (kameṭī)

Declension

Declension of समिति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	समिति samiti	समितियाँ samitiyā̃
oblique	समिति samiti	समितियों samitiyõ
vocative	समिति samiti	समितियो samitiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “समिति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4977
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “समिति”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 784
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “समिति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 987
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “समिति”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 638.

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समिति (samiti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌmit̪i]
• Phonetic Devanagari: समिति

Noun

समिति • (samiti)

1. committee

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সমিতি (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬫᬶᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• সমিতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰦𑰰𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• သမိတိ (Burmese script)
• સમિતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਮਿਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦩꦶꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂧𑂱𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಮಿತಿ (Kannada script)
• សមិតិ (Khmer script)
• ສມິຕິ (Lao script)
• സമിതി (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᡳᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘦𑘱𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠢᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧆𑧒𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐩𑐶𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ସମିତି (Odia script)
• ꢱꢪꢶꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆩𑆴𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖦𑖰𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• සමිති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩴𑩑𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚢𑚮𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஸமிதி (Tamil script)
• సమితి (Telugu script)
• สมิติ (Thai script)
• ས་མི་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒧𑒱𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨢𑨁𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From सम्- (sám-) +‎ इ॒ति (ití, “going, moving”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́.mi.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ.mi.t̪i/

Noun

समि॑ति • (sámiti) stem, f

1. committee, coming together, meeting, assembly, council (RV., AV., MBh., BhP.)
2. flock, herd (Kir.)
3. association, society (BhP.)
4. association and society personified as a goddess, the daughter of Prajāpati (BhP.)
5. conspiracy, plot (RV., AV.)
6. encounter, war, battle (Br., MBh., R.)
7. sameness, likeness (L.)
8. (Jainism) the five rules of life or conduct (Sarvad.)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of समि॑ति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	समि॑तिः (sámitiḥ)	समि॑ती (sámitī)	समि॑तयः (sámitayaḥ)
accusative	समि॑तिम् (sámitim)	समि॑ती (sámitī)	समि॑तीः (sámitīḥ)
instrumental	समि॑त्या (sámityā) समि॑ती¹ (sámitī¹)	समि॑तिभ्याम् (sámitibhyām)	समि॑तिभिः (sámitibhiḥ)
dative	समि॑तये (sámitaye) समि॑त्यै (sámityai)	समि॑तिभ्याम् (sámitibhyām)	समि॑तिभ्यः (sámitibhyaḥ)
ablative	समि॑तेः (sámiteḥ) समि॑त्याः (sámityāḥ) समि॑त्यै² (sámityai²)	समि॑तिभ्याम् (sámitibhyām)	समि॑तिभ्यः (sámitibhyaḥ)
genitive	समि॑तेः (sámiteḥ) समि॑त्याः (sámityāḥ) समि॑त्यै² (sámityai²)	समि॑त्योः (sámityoḥ)	समि॑तीनाम् (sámitīnām)
locative	समि॑तौ (sámitau) समि॑त्याम् (sámityām) समि॑ता¹ (sámitā¹)	समि॑त्योः (sámityoḥ)	समि॑तिषु (sámitiṣu)
vocative	समि॑ते (sámite)	समि॑ती (sámitī)	समि॑तयः (sámitayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ.mi.t̪i/

Noun

समिति • (samiti) stem, ? (indeclinable)

1. a sacred verse beginning with सम् (sam) (MW.)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “समिति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1164, column 2.