नट

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See also: नटी and नाटा

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नट (naṭa).

Pronunciation

Noun

नट (naṭm

  1. (film) an actor
    Synonym: अभिनेता (abhinetā)

Derived terms

Declension of नट (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
नट
nat
direct
plural
नट
nat
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
नट
nat
नट
nat
oblique
सामान्यरूप
नटा
natā
नटां-
natān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
नटाला
natālā
नटांना
natānnā
ergative नटाने, नटानं
natāne, natāna
नटांनी
natānnī
instrumental नटाशी
natāśī
नटांशी
natānśī
locative
सप्तमी
नटात
natāt
नटांत
natāt
vocative
संबोधन
नटा
natā
नटांनो
natānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नट (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
नटाचा
natāċā
नटाचे
natāċe
नटाची
natācī
नटाच्या
natācā
नटाचे, नटाचं
natāċe, natāċa
नटाची
natācī
नटाच्या
natācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
नटांचा
natānċā
नटांचे
natānċe
नटांची
natāñcī
नटांच्या
natāncā
नटांचे, नटांचं
natānċe, natānċa
नटांची
natāñcī
नटांच्या
natāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “नट”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

नट् (naṭ) +‎ -अ (-a)

Noun

नट (naṭa) stemm (root नट्)

  1. dancer, mime
  2. actor
  3. a caste of the children of degraded kshatriyas
  4. Oroxylum indicum, Indian calosanthes (L.)
  5. Saraca asoca (syn. Jonesia asoca) (L.)
  6. a kind of reed (L.)
  7. a certain melody
  8. name of a man who built a vihara (Buddh.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नट (naṭa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नटः
naṭaḥ
नटौ / नटा¹
naṭau / naṭā¹
नटाः / नटासः¹
naṭāḥ / naṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative नट
naṭa
नटौ / नटा¹
naṭau / naṭā¹
नटाः / नटासः¹
naṭāḥ / naṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative नटम्
naṭam
नटौ / नटा¹
naṭau / naṭā¹
नटान्
naṭān
Instrumental नटेन
naṭena
नटाभ्याम्
naṭābhyām
नटैः / नटेभिः¹
naṭaiḥ / naṭebhiḥ¹
Dative नटाय
naṭāya
नटाभ्याम्
naṭābhyām
नटेभ्यः
naṭebhyaḥ
Ablative नटात्
naṭāt
नटाभ्याम्
naṭābhyām
नटेभ्यः
naṭebhyaḥ
Genitive नटस्य
naṭasya
नटयोः
naṭayoḥ
नटानाम्
naṭānām
Locative नटे
naṭe
नटयोः
naṭayoḥ
नटेषु
naṭeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References