उक्ति

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उक्ति (ukti).

Noun

उक्ति (uktif (Urdu spelling اکتی)

  1. saying, expression
    यह तो बहुत ही पुरानी उक्ति है।
    yah to bahut hī purānī ukti hai.
    This is quite an old saying.

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *uktíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *uktíš, from Proto-Indo-European *ukʷtís, from the root *wekʷ- (to speak). By surface analysis, वच् (vac) +‎ -ति (-ti). Compare Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬙𐬌 (uxti, word, speech), 𐬎𐬑𐬙𐬀 (uxta, said, spoken), Old Armenian ուխտ (uxt, vow).

Pronunciation

Noun

उक्ति (uktí) stemf

  1. sentence, proclamation, speech, expression, word (Mn., Pañcat., Kathās. etc.)
  2. a worthy speech or word (BhP.)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of उक्ति (uktí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative उक्तिः
uktíḥ
उक्ती
uktī́
उक्तयः
uktáyaḥ
Vocative उक्ते
úkte
उक्ती
úktī
उक्तयः
úktayaḥ
Accusative उक्तिम्
uktím
उक्ती
uktī́
उक्तीः
uktī́ḥ
Instrumental उक्त्या / उक्ती¹
uktyā́ / uktī́¹
उक्तिभ्याम्
uktíbhyām
उक्तिभिः
uktíbhiḥ
Dative उक्तये / उक्त्यै² / उक्ती¹
uktáye / uktyaí² / uktī́¹
उक्तिभ्याम्
uktíbhyām
उक्तिभ्यः
uktíbhyaḥ
Ablative उक्तेः / उक्त्याः² / उक्त्यै³
uktéḥ / uktyā́ḥ² / uktyaí³
उक्तिभ्याम्
uktíbhyām
उक्तिभ्यः
uktíbhyaḥ
Genitive उक्तेः / उक्त्याः² / उक्त्यै³
uktéḥ / uktyā́ḥ² / uktyaí³
उक्त्योः
uktyóḥ
उक्तीनाम्
uktīnā́m
Locative उक्तौ / उक्त्याम्² / उक्ता¹
uktaú / uktyā́m² / uktā́¹
उक्त्योः
uktyóḥ
उक्तिषु
uktíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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