नीति

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नीति (nīti).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /niː.t̪iː/

Noun

नीति (nītif

  1. policy, political science
  2. behaviour, conduct, act
    Synonym: आचार (ācār)
  3. ethics, morality

Declension

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Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

नीति f

  1. Devanagari script form of nīti (guidance)

Declension

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHtíš, from Proto-Indo-European *niH-tí-s, from *neyH- (to lead).

Pronunciation

Noun

नीति (nīti) stemf

  1. leading, bringing, guidance (L.)
  2. conduct, behaviour
  3. policy, political science, ethics
  4. dependence on (MBh.)
  5. presentation, offering (Pāṇ.)
  6. acquisition (W.)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of नीति (nīti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नीतिः
nītiḥ
नीती
nītī
नीतयः
nītayaḥ
Vocative नीते
nīte
नीती
nītī
नीतयः
nītayaḥ
Accusative नीतिम्
nītim
नीती
nītī
नीतीः
nītīḥ
Instrumental नीत्या / नीती¹
nītyā / nītī¹
नीतिभ्याम्
nītibhyām
नीतिभिः
nītibhiḥ
Dative नीतये / नीत्यै² / नीती¹
nītaye / nītyai² / nītī¹
नीतिभ्याम्
nītibhyām
नीतिभ्यः
nītibhyaḥ
Ablative नीतेः / नीत्याः² / नीत्यै³
nīteḥ / nītyāḥ² / nītyai³
नीतिभ्याम्
nītibhyām
नीतिभ्यः
nītibhyaḥ
Genitive नीतेः / नीत्याः² / नीत्यै³
nīteḥ / nītyāḥ² / nītyai³
नीत्योः
nītyoḥ
नीतीनाम्
nītīnām
Locative नीतौ / नीत्याम्² / नीता¹
nītau / nītyām² / nītā¹
नीत्योः
nītyoḥ
नीतिषु
nītiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Bengali: নীতি (niti)
  • Old Javanese: nīti
    • > Javanese: ꦤꦶꦠꦶ (niti, wise conduct; good policy) (inherited)
    • Balinese: ᬦᬷᬢᬶ (niti, guidance, directing; holy, pure)
  • Punjabi: ਨੀਤੀ (nītī) (learned)

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