अतीत

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अतीत (atīta).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ə.t̪iːt̪/,
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Adjective

अतीत (atīt) (indeclinable)

  1. elapsed, done, passed
    Synonym: बीता हुआ (bītā huā)
  2. former, previous
  3. liberated, freed
  4. (euphemistic) dead; late

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Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

अतीत

  1. Devanagari script form of atīta

Declension

Noun

अतीत m

  1. Devanagari script form of atīta

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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 (atītan

  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”)

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