गीत

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गीत (gītá).

Pronunciation

Noun

गीत (gītm (Urdu spelling گیت)

  1. song
    Synonym: गाना (gānā)

Declension

Synonyms

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

गीत (gīt)

  1. song

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

गीत n

  1. Devanagari script form of gīta (“song”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *giHtás, Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾iH-tós, from *geH- (to sing, cry). The Sanskrit root is गै (gai).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā, form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs, the Gathas).

Pronunciation

Adjective

गीत (gītá)

  1. sung, chanted
  2. praised in song

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गीत (gītá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गीतः
gītáḥ
गीतौ / गीता¹
gītaú / gītā́¹
गीताः / गीतासः¹
gītā́ḥ / gītā́saḥ¹
Vocative गीत
gī́ta
गीतौ / गीता¹
gī́tau / gī́tā¹
गीताः / गीतासः¹
gī́tāḥ / gī́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative गीतम्
gītám
गीतौ / गीता¹
gītaú / gītā́¹
गीतान्
gītā́n
Instrumental गीतेन
gīténa
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीतैः / गीतेभिः¹
gītaíḥ / gītébhiḥ¹
Dative गीताय
gītā́ya
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीतेभ्यः
gītébhyaḥ
Ablative गीतात्
gītā́t
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीतेभ्यः
gītébhyaḥ
Genitive गीतस्य
gītásya
गीतयोः
gītáyoḥ
गीतानाम्
gītā́nām
Locative गीते
gīté
गीतयोः
gītáyoḥ
गीतेषु
gītéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of गीता (gītā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गीता
gītā́
गीते
gīté
गीताः
gītā́ḥ
Vocative गीते
gī́te
गीते
gī́te
गीताः
gī́tāḥ
Accusative गीताम्
gītā́m
गीते
gīté
गीताः
gītā́ḥ
Instrumental गीतया / गीता¹
gītáyā / gītā́¹
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीताभिः
gītā́bhiḥ
Dative गीतायै
gītā́yai
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीताभ्यः
gītā́bhyaḥ
Ablative गीतायाः / गीतायै²
gītā́yāḥ / gītā́yai²
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीताभ्यः
gītā́bhyaḥ
Genitive गीतायाः / गीतायै²
gītā́yāḥ / gītā́yai²
गीतयोः
gītáyoḥ
गीतानाम्
gītā́nām
Locative गीतायाम्
gītā́yām
गीतयोः
gītáyoḥ
गीतासु
gītā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of गीत (gītá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गीतम्
gītám
गीते
gīté
गीतानि / गीता¹
gītā́ni / gītā́¹
Vocative गीत
gī́ta
गीते
gī́te
गीतानि / गीता¹
gī́tāni / gī́tā¹
Accusative गीतम्
gītám
गीते
gīté
गीतानि / गीता¹
gītā́ni / gītā́¹
Instrumental गीतेन
gīténa
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीतैः / गीतेभिः¹
gītaíḥ / gītébhiḥ¹
Dative गीताय
gītā́ya
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीतेभ्यः
gītébhyaḥ
Ablative गीतात्
gītā́t
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीतेभ्यः
gītébhyaḥ
Genitive गीतस्य
gītásya
गीतयोः
gītáyoḥ
गीतानाम्
gītā́nām
Locative गीते
gīté
गीतयोः
gītáyoḥ
गीतेषु
gītéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

गीत (gītá) stemn

  1. singing, song

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of गीत (gītá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गीतम्
gītám
गीते
gīté
गीतानि / गीता¹
gītā́ni / gītā́¹
Vocative गीत
gī́ta
गीते
gī́te
गीतानि / गीता¹
gī́tāni / gī́tā¹
Accusative गीतम्
gītám
गीते
gīté
गीतानि / गीता¹
gītā́ni / gītā́¹
Instrumental गीतेन
gīténa
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीतैः / गीतेभिः¹
gītaíḥ / gītébhiḥ¹
Dative गीताय
gītā́ya
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीतेभ्यः
gītébhyaḥ
Ablative गीतात्
gītā́t
गीताभ्याम्
gītā́bhyām
गीतेभ्यः
gītébhyaḥ
Genitive गीतस्य
gītásya
गीतयोः
gītáyoḥ
गीतानाम्
gītā́nām
Locative गीते
gīté
गीतयोः
gītáyoḥ
गीतेषु
gītéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “गीत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 356/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 488