नेता

See also: नाती, नीति, and नाता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नेता (netā), nominative singular of नेतृ (netṛ, “leader”), from the root नी (nī, “to lead, to guide”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /neː.t̪ɑː/, [neː.t̪äː]

Noun

नेता • (netā) m

1. leader
2. politician

Usage notes

Inherently takes the honorific form used for the pronoun आप (āp).

Declension

Declension of नेता (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नेता netā	नेते nete
oblique	नेते nete	नेतों netõ
vocative	नेते nete	नेतो neto