शीत

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शीत (śīta).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃiːt̪/

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

From the root श्यै (śyai, to congeal, freeze).

Pronunciation

Adjective

शीत (śīta) stem

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शीत
Nom. sg. शीतः (śītaḥ)
Gen. sg. शीतस्य (śītasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शीतः (śītaḥ) शीतौ (śītau) शीताः (śītāḥ)
Vocative शीत (śīta) शीतौ (śītau) शीताः (śītāḥ)
Accusative शीतम् (śītam) शीतौ (śītau) शीतान् (śītān)
Instrumental शीतेन (śītena) शीताभ्याम् (śītābhyām) शीतैः (śītaiḥ)
Dative शीताय (śītāya) शीताभ्याम् (śītābhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītebhyaḥ)
Ablative शीतात् (śītāt) शीताभ्याम् (śītābhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītebhyaḥ)
Genitive शीतस्य (śītasya) शीतयोः (śītayoḥ) शीतानाम् (śītānām)
Locative शीते (śīte) शीतयोः (śītayoḥ) शीतेषु (śīteṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of शीत
Nom. sg. शीता (śītā)
Gen. sg. शीतायाः (śītāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शीता (śītā) शीते (śīte) शीताः (śītāḥ)
Vocative शीते (śīte) शीते (śīte) शीताः (śītāḥ)
Accusative शीताम् (śītām) शीते (śīte) शीताः (śītāḥ)
Instrumental शीतया (śītayā) शीताभ्याम् (śītābhyām) शीताभिः (śītābhiḥ)
Dative शीतायै (śītāyai) शीताभ्याम् (śītābhyām) शीताभ्यः (śītābhyaḥ)
Ablative शीतायाः (śītāyāḥ) शीताभ्याम् (śītābhyām) शीताभ्यः (śītābhyaḥ)
Genitive शीतायाः (śītāyāḥ) शीतयोः (śītayoḥ) शीतानाम् (śītānām)
Locative शीतायाम् (śītāyām) शीतयोः (śītayoḥ) शीतासु (śītāsu)
Neuter a-stem declension of शीत
Nom. sg. शीतम् (śītam)
Gen. sg. शीतस्य (śītasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शीतम् (śītam) शीते (śīte) शीतानि (śītāni)
Vocative शीत (śīta) शीते (śīte) शीतानि (śītāni)
Accusative शीतम् (śītam) शीते (śīte) शीतानि (śītāni)
Instrumental शीतेन (śītena) शीताभ्याम् (śītābhyām) शीतैः (śītaiḥ)
Dative शीताय (śītāya) शीताभ्याम् (śītābhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītebhyaḥ)
Ablative शीतात् (śītāt) शीताभ्याम् (śītābhyām) शीतेभ्यः (śītebhyaḥ)
Genitive शीतस्य (śītasya) शीतयोः (śītayoḥ) शीतानाम् (śītānām)
Locative शीते (śīte) शीतयोः (śītayoḥ) शीतेषु (śīteṣu)

Noun

शीत (śīta) stemn

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

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शीत (śīta)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शीतम्
śītam
शीते
śīte
शीतानि / शीता¹
śītāni / śītā¹
Vocative शीत
śīta
शीते
śīte
शीतानि / शीता¹
śītāni / śītā¹
Accusative शीतम्
śītam
शीते
śīte
शीतानि / शीता¹
śītāni / śītā¹
Instrumental शीतेन
śītena
शीताभ्याम्
śītābhyām
शीतैः / शीतेभिः¹
śītaiḥ / śītebhiḥ¹
Dative शीताय
śītāya
शीताभ्याम्
śītābhyām
शीतेभ्यः
śītebhyaḥ
Ablative शीतात्
śītāt
शीताभ्याम्
śītābhyām
शीतेभ्यः
śītebhyaḥ
Genitive शीतस्य
śītasya
शीतयोः
śītayoḥ
शीतानाम्
śītānām
Locative शीते
śīte
शीतयोः
śītayoḥ
शीतेषु
śīteṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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