शीत

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शीत (śīta).

Pronunciation

Adjective

शीत (śīt) (indeclinable)

  1. cold
    Synonyms: ठंडा (ṭhaṇḍā), शीतल (śītal)
    शीत युद्धśīt yuddhCold War

Noun

शीत (śītm

  1. cold, coldness
    Synonym: ठंड (ṭhaṇḍ)
  2. winter, the cold season
    Synonyms: सर्दी (sardī), शिशिर (śiśir)
  3. cinnamon
    Synonyms: दारचीनी (dārcīnī), दालचीनी (dālcīnī)
  4. neem
    Synonym: नीम (nīm)
  5. camphor
    Synonym: कपूर (kapūr)

Declension

Further reading

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिक्थ (siktha).

Noun

शीत (śīt) (Latin script xit, Kannada script ಶೀತ್)

  1. cooked rice

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

शी (śī) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

Adjective

शीत (śīta) stem (root श्यै)

  1. cold, cool, chilly, frigid
  2. dull, apathetic, sluggish, indolent
  3. boiled

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शीत
singular dual plural
nominative शीतः (śītáḥ) शीतौ (śītaú)
शीता¹ (śītā́¹)
शीताः (śītā́ḥ)
शीतासः¹ (śītā́saḥ¹)
vocative शीत (śī́ta) शीतौ (śī́tau)
शीता¹ (śī́tā¹)
शीताः (śī́tāḥ)
शीतासः¹ (śī́tāsaḥ¹)
accusative शीतम् (śītám) शीतौ (śītaú)
शीता¹ (śītā́¹)
शीतान् (śītā́n)
instrumental शीतेन (śīténa) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीतैः (śītaíḥ)
शीतेभिः¹ (śītébhiḥ¹)
dative शीताय (śītā́ya) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītébhyaḥ)
ablative शीतात् (śītā́t) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītébhyaḥ)
genitive शीतस्य (śītásya) शीतयोः (śītáyoḥ) शीतानाम् (śītā́nām)
locative शीते (śīté) शीतयोः (śītáyoḥ) शीतेषु (śītéṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of शीता
singular dual plural
nominative शीता (śītā́) शीते (śīté) शीताः (śītā́ḥ)
vocative शीते (śī́te) शीते (śī́te) शीताः (śī́tāḥ)
accusative शीताम् (śītā́m) शीते (śīté) शीताः (śītā́ḥ)
instrumental शीतया (śītáyā)
शीता¹ (śītā́¹)
शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीताभिः (śītā́bhiḥ)
dative शीतायै (śītā́yai) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीताभ्यः (śītā́bhyaḥ)
ablative शीतायाः (śītā́yāḥ)
शीतायै² (śītā́yai²)
शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीताभ्यः (śītā́bhyaḥ)
genitive शीतायाः (śītā́yāḥ)
शीतायै² (śītā́yai²)
शीतयोः (śītáyoḥ) शीतानाम् (śītā́nām)
locative शीतायाम् (śītā́yām) शीतयोः (śītáyoḥ) शीतासु (śītā́su)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of शीत
singular dual plural
nominative शीतम् (śītám) शीते (śīté) शीतानि (śītā́ni)
शीता¹ (śītā́¹)
vocative शीत (śī́ta) शीते (śī́te) शीतानि (śī́tāni)
शीता¹ (śī́tā¹)
accusative शीतम् (śītám) शीते (śīté) शीतानि (śītā́ni)
शीता¹ (śītā́¹)
instrumental शीतेन (śīténa) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीतैः (śītaíḥ)
शीतेभिः¹ (śītébhiḥ¹)
dative शीताय (śītā́ya) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītébhyaḥ)
ablative शीतात् (śītā́t) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītébhyaḥ)
genitive शीतस्य (śītásya) शीतयोः (śītáyoḥ) शीतानाम् (śītā́nām)
locative शीते (śīté) शीतयोः (śītáyoḥ) शीतेषु (śītéṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

शीत (śīta) stemn

  1. cold, coldness, cold weather
  2. cold water

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शीत
singular dual plural
nominative शीतम् (śītám) शीते (śīté) शीतानि (śītā́ni)
शीता¹ (śītā́¹)
vocative शीत (śī́ta) शीते (śī́te) शीतानि (śī́tāni)
शीता¹ (śī́tā¹)
accusative शीतम् (śītám) शीते (śīté) शीतानि (śītā́ni)
शीता¹ (śītā́¹)
instrumental शीतेन (śīténa) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीतैः (śītaíḥ)
शीतेभिः¹ (śītébhiḥ¹)
dative शीताय (śītā́ya) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītébhyaḥ)
ablative शीतात् (śītā́t) शीताभ्याम् (śītā́bhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītébhyaḥ)
genitive शीतस्य (śītásya) शीतयोः (śītáyoḥ) शीतानाम् (śītā́nām)
locative शीते (śīté) शीतयोः (śītáyoḥ) शीतेषु (śītéṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Pali: sīta, sītaka
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀻𑀅 (sīa)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “शीत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1077/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 643