उन्नति

उन्नति

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उन्नति (unnati), from उद्- (ud-, “up”) +‎ नम् (nam, “to bow, yield”) +‎ -ति (-ti, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊn.nə.t̪iː/, [ʊ̃n̪.n̪ə.t̪iː]

Noun

उन्नति • (unnati) f

1. development, progress

   Synonym: प्रगति (pragti)

Declension

Declension of उन्नति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उन्नति unnati	उन्नतियाँ unnatiyā̃
oblique	उन्नति unnati	उन्नतियों unnatiyõ
vocative	उन्नति unnati	उन्नतियो unnatiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “उन्नति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬉᬦ᭄ᬦᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• উন্নতি (Assamese script)
• উন্নতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰡𑰿𑰡𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀦𑁆𑀦𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ઉન્નતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਉਨੑਨਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦈꦤ꧀ꦤꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• ឧន្នតិ (Khmer script)
• ಉನ್ನತಿ (Kannada script)
• ອຸນ຺ນຕິ (Lao script)
• ഉന്നതി (Malayalam script)
• 𑘄𑘡𑘿𑘡𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠤᠨᠨᠠᢐᢈ (Mongolian script)
• ᡠᠨᠨᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• ဥန္နတိ (Burmese script)
• 𑦤𑧁𑧠𑧁𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐣𑑂𑐣𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଉନ୍ନତି (Oriya script)
• ꢆꢥ꣄ꢥꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆤𑇀𑆤𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖡𑖿𑖡𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• උන්නති (Sinhalese script)
• ఉన్నతి (Telugu script)
• อุนฺนติ (Thai script)
• ཨུ་ནྣ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒢𑓂𑒢𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From उद्- (ud-, “up”) +‎ नम् (nam, “to bow, yield”) +‎ -ति (-ti, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /un.nɐ.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈun̪.n̪ɐ.t̪i/

Noun

उन्नति • (unnati) f

1. rising, ascending, swelling up
2. elevation, height
3. increase, advancement, prosperity

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of उन्नति (unnati)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उन्नतिः unnatiḥ	उन्नती unnatī	उन्नतयः unnatayaḥ
Vocative	उन्नते unnate	उन्नती unnatī	उन्नतयः unnatayaḥ
Accusative	उन्नतिम् unnatim	उन्नती unnatī	उन्नतीः unnatīḥ
Instrumental	उन्नत्या unnatyā	उन्नतिभ्याम् unnatibhyām	उन्नतिभिः unnatibhiḥ
Dative	उन्नतये / उन्नत्ये¹ / उन्नत्यै² unnataye / unnatye¹ / unnatyai²	उन्नतिभ्याम् unnatibhyām	उन्नतिभ्यः unnatibhyaḥ
Ablative	उन्नतेः / उन्नत्याः² unnateḥ / unnatyāḥ²	उन्नतिभ्याम् unnatibhyām	उन्नतिभ्यः unnatibhyaḥ
Genitive	उन्नतेः / उन्नत्याः² unnateḥ / unnatyāḥ²	उन्नत्योः unnatyoḥ	उन्नतीनाम् unnatīnām
Locative	उन्नतौ / उन्नत्याम्² unnatau / unnatyām²	उन्नत्योः unnatyoḥ	उन्नतिषु unnatiṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “उन्नति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 193.