साहित्य

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit साहित्य (sāhitya)

Pronunciation

Noun

साहित्य (sāhityam (Urdu spelling ساہتیہ)

  1. literature; a piece of literature
  2. (literally) combination, coming together

Declension

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit साहित्य (sāhitya)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ɦit̪.jə/,
  • Hyphenation: सा‧हित्‧य
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Noun

साहित्य (sāhitya?

  1. literature

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit साहित्य (sāhitya)

Pronunciation

Noun

साहित्य (sāhitya)

  1. literature

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Vrddhi derivative of सहित (sahita) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

Noun

साहित्य (sāhitya) stemm

  1. association, connection, society, combination, union with (instrumental or compound)
    साहित्येन (sāhityena)in combination with, together with
  2. agreement, harmony
  3. literary or rhetorical composition, rhetoric, poetry

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of साहित्य (sāhitya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative साहित्यः
sāhityaḥ
साहित्यौ / साहित्या¹
sāhityau / sāhityā¹
साहित्याः / साहित्यासः¹
sāhityāḥ / sāhityāsaḥ¹
Vocative साहित्य
sāhitya
साहित्यौ / साहित्या¹
sāhityau / sāhityā¹
साहित्याः / साहित्यासः¹
sāhityāḥ / sāhityāsaḥ¹
Accusative साहित्यम्
sāhityam
साहित्यौ / साहित्या¹
sāhityau / sāhityā¹
साहित्यान्
sāhityān
Instrumental साहित्येन
sāhityena
साहित्याभ्याम्
sāhityābhyām
साहित्यैः / साहित्येभिः¹
sāhityaiḥ / sāhityebhiḥ¹
Dative साहित्याय
sāhityāya
साहित्याभ्याम्
sāhityābhyām
साहित्येभ्यः
sāhityebhyaḥ
Ablative साहित्यात्
sāhityāt
साहित्याभ्याम्
sāhityābhyām
साहित्येभ्यः
sāhityebhyaḥ
Genitive साहित्यस्य
sāhityasya
साहित्ययोः
sāhityayoḥ
साहित्यानाम्
sāhityānām
Locative साहित्ये
sāhitye
साहित्ययोः
sāhityayoḥ
साहित्येषु
sāhityeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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