अतीत
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अतीत (atīta).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ə.t̪iːt̪/
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Adjective
अतीत • (atīt) (indeclinable)
- elapsed, done, passed
- Synonym: बीता हुआ (bītā huā)
- former, previous
- liberated, freed [+ (object) से = from]
- (euphemistic) dead; late
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अतीत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “अतीत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- atīta (Latin script)
- 𑀅𑀢𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- অতীত (Bengali script)
- අතීත (Sinhalese script)
- အတီတ or အတဳတ or ဢတီတ (Burmese script)
- อตีต or อะตีตะ (Thai script)
- ᩋᨲᩦᨲ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຕີຕ or ອະຕີຕະ (Lao script)
- អតីត (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄖𑄩𑄖 (Chakma script)
Adjective
अतीत
- Devanagari script form of atīta
Declension
Declension table of "अतीत" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | अतीतो (atīto) | अतीता (atītā) |
Accusative (second) | अतीतं (atītaṃ) | अतीते (atīte) |
Instrumental (third) | अतीतेन (atītena) | अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | अतीतस्स (atītassa) or अतीताय (atītāya) or अतीतत्थं (atītatthaṃ) | अतीतानं (atītānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | अतीतस्मा (atītasmā) or अतीतम्हा (atītamhā) or अतीता (atītā) | अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | अतीतस्स (atītassa) | अतीतानं (atītānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | अतीतस्मिं (atītasmiṃ) or अतीतम्हि (atītamhi) or अतीते (atīte) | अतीतेसु (atītesu) |
Vocative (calling) | अतीत (atīta) | अतीता (atītā) |
Declension table of "अतीता" (feminine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | अतीता (atītā) | अतीतायो (atītāyo) or अतीता (atītā) |
Accusative (second) | अतीतं (atītaṃ) | अतीतायो (atītāyo) or अतीता (atītā) |
Instrumental (third) | अतीताय (atītāya) | अतीताहि (atītāhi) or अतीताभि (atītābhi) |
Dative (fourth) | अतीताय (atītāya) | अतीतानं (atītānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | अतीताय (atītāya) | अतीताहि (atītāhi) or अतीताभि (atītābhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | अतीताय (atītāya) | अतीतानं (atītānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | अतीताय (atītāya) or अतीतायं (atītāyaṃ) | अतीतासु (atītāsu) |
Vocative (calling) | अतीते (atīte) | अतीतायो (atītāyo) or अतीता (atītā) |
Declension table of "अतीत" (neuter)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | अतीतं (atītaṃ) | अतीतानि (atītāni) |
Accusative (second) | अतीतं (atītaṃ) | अतीतानि (atītāni) |
Instrumental (third) | अतीतेन (atītena) | अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | अतीतस्स (atītassa) or अतीताय (atītāya) or अतीतत्थं (atītatthaṃ) | अतीतानं (atītānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | अतीतस्मा (atītasmā) or अतीतम्हा (atītamhā) or अतीता (atītā) | अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | अतीतस्स (atītassa) | अतीतानं (atītānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | अतीतस्मिं (atītasmiṃ) or अतीतम्हि (atītamhi) or अतीते (atīte) | अतीतेसु (atītesu) |
Vocative (calling) | अतीत (atīta) | अतीतानि (atītāni) |
Noun
अतीत m
- Devanagari script form of atīta
Declension
Declension table of "अतीत" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | अतीतो (atīto) | अतीता (atītā) |
Accusative (second) | अतीतं (atītaṃ) | अतीते (atīte) |
Instrumental (third) | अतीतेन (atītena) | अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | अतीतस्स (atītassa) or अतीताय (atītāya) or अतीतत्थं (atītatthaṃ) | अतीतानं (atītānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | अतीतस्मा (atītasmā) or अतीतम्हा (atītamhā) or अतीता (atītā) | अतीतेहि (atītehi) or अतीतेभि (atītebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | अतीतस्स (atītassa) | अतीतानं (atītānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | अतीतस्मिं (atītasmiṃ) or अतीतम्हि (atītamhi) or अतीते (atīte) | अतीतेसु (atītesu) |
Vocative (calling) | अतीत (atīta) | अतीता (atītā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬅᬢᬷᬢ (Balinese script)
- অতীত (Assamese script)
- অতীত (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰝𑰱𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀢𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌅𑌤𑍀𑌤 (Grantha script)
- અતીત (Gujarati script)
- ਅਤੀਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦄꦠꦷꦠ (Javanese script)
- អតីត (Khmer script)
- ಅತೀತ (Kannada script)
- ອຕີຕ (Lao script)
- അതീത (Malayalam script)
- 𑘀𑘝𑘲𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢐᢈᢈᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠠᢠᡳᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- အတီတ (Burmese script)
- 𑦠𑦽𑧓𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐟𑐷𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଅତୀତ (Oriya script)
- ꢂꢡꢷꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆠𑆵𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖝𑖱𑖝 (Siddham script)
- අතීත (Sinhalese script)
- అతీత (Telugu script)
- อตีต (Thai script)
- ཨ་ཏཱི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒞𑒲𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From अति (ati, “over; beyond”) + इ (i, “to go”, root) + -त (-ta, past participle suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ.tiː.tɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɐˈt̪iː.t̪ɐ/
Adjective
अतीत • (atīta)
- dead, passed on
- abandoned, left behind
- passed, surpassed, gone by
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of अतीत (atīta) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | अतीतः atītaḥ | अतीतौ atītau | अतीताः / अतीतासः¹ atītāḥ / atītāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | अतीत atīta | अतीतौ atītau | अतीताः / अतीतासः¹ atītāḥ / atītāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | अतीतम् atītam | अतीतौ atītau | अतीतान् atītān |
Instrumental | अतीतेन atītena | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीतैः / अतीतेभिः¹ atītaiḥ / atītebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | अतीताय atītāya | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ |
Ablative | अतीतात् atītāt | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ |
Genitive | अतीतस्य atītasya | अतीतयोः atītayoḥ | अतीतानाम् atītānām |
Locative | अतीते atīte | अतीतयोः atītayoḥ | अतीतेषु atīteṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of अतीता (atītā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | अतीता atītā | अतीते atīte | अतीताः atītāḥ |
Vocative | अतीते atīte | अतीते atīte | अतीताः atītāḥ |
Accusative | अतीताम् atītām | अतीते atīte | अतीताः atītāḥ |
Instrumental | अतीतया / अतीता¹ atītayā / atītā¹ | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीताभिः atītābhiḥ |
Dative | अतीतायै atītāyai | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीताभ्यः atītābhyaḥ |
Ablative | अतीतायाः atītāyāḥ | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीताभ्यः atītābhyaḥ |
Genitive | अतीतायाः atītāyāḥ | अतीतयोः atītayoḥ | अतीतानाम् atītānām |
Locative | अतीतायाम् atītāyām | अतीतयोः atītayoḥ | अतीतासु atītāsu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of अतीत (atīta) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | अतीतम् atītam | अतीते atīte | अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹ |
Vocative | अतीत atīta | अतीते atīte | अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹ |
Accusative | अतीतम् atītam | अतीते atīte | अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹ |
Instrumental | अतीतेन atītena | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीतैः / अतीतेभिः¹ atītaiḥ / atītebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | अतीताय atītāya | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ |
Ablative | अतीतात् atītāt | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ |
Genitive | अतीतस्य atītasya | अतीतयोः atītayoḥ | अतीतानाम् atītānām |
Locative | अतीते atīte | अतीतयोः atītayoḥ | अतीतेषु atīteṣu |
Notes |
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Noun
अतीत • (atīta) n
- the past
- c. 150 CE – 250 CE, Nāgārjuna, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 19.1:
- प्रत्युत्पन्नो ऽनागतश् च यद्य् अतीतम् अपेक्ष्य हि ।
प्रत्युत्पन्नो ऽनागतश् च काले ऽतीते भविष्यतः ॥- pratyutpanno ʼnāgataś ca yady atītam apekṣya hi .
pratyutpanno ʼnāgataś ca kāle ʼtīte bhaviṣyataḥ . - If the present and the future were to have reference to the past, both the present and the future would have been in the past time.
- pratyutpanno ʼnāgataś ca yady atītam apekṣya hi .
- प्रत्युत्पन्नो ऽनागतश् च यद्य् अतीतम् अपेक्ष्य हि ।
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of अतीत (atīta) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | अतीतम् atītam | अतीते atīte | अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹ |
Vocative | अतीत atīta | अतीते atīte | अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹ |
Accusative | अतीतम् atītam | अतीते atīte | अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹ |
Instrumental | अतीतेन atītena | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीतैः / अतीतेभिः¹ atītaiḥ / atītebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | अतीताय atītāya | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ |
Ablative | अतीतात् atītāt | अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām | अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ |
Genitive | अतीतस्य atītasya | अतीतयोः atītayoḥ | अतीतानाम् atītānām |
Locative | अतीते atīte | अतीतयोः atītayoḥ | अतीतेषु atīteṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Hindi: अतीत (atīt)
- Pali: अतीत (atīta)
- → Tocharian B: atit
- → Middle Chinese: (calque) 過去 (MC kuɑH kʰɨʌH, “the past”)
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “अतीत”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Monier Williams (1899), “Atîta”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 16/2.