नति

नति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नति (nati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nə.t̪iː/, [n̪ə.t̪iː]

Noun

नति • (nati) f (rare, formal)

1. bowing, bending
2. a deferential greeting, bow
3. deferential manner
4. curvature, crookedness

Declension

Declension of नति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नति nati	नतियाँ natiyā̃
oblique	नति nati	नतियों natiyõ
vocative	नति nati	नतियो natiyo

References

• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “नति”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “नति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) , “नति”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬦᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• নতি (Assamese script)
• নতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌨𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• નતિ (Gujarati script)
• ꦤꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• ನತಿ (Kannada script)
• နတိ (Burmese script)
• 𑐣𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ନତି (Oriya script)
• ꢥꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• నతి (Telugu script)
• ནཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From नम् (nam) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐ.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɐ.t̪i/

Noun

नति • (nati) f

1. bending, bowing, stooping, modesty, humility
2. inclination or parallax in latitude
3. curvature, crookedness
4. the change of a dental letter to a cerebral

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of नति (nati)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नतिः natiḥ	नती natī	नतयः natayaḥ
Vocative	नते nate	नती natī	नतयः natayaḥ
Accusative	नतिम् natim	नती natī	नतीः natīḥ
Instrumental	नत्या natyā	नतिभ्याम् natibhyām	नतिभिः natibhiḥ
Dative	नतये / नत्ये¹ / नत्यै² nataye / natye¹ / natyai²	नतिभ्याम् natibhyām	नतिभ्यः natibhyaḥ
Ablative	नतेः / नत्याः² nateḥ / natyāḥ²	नतिभ्याम् natibhyām	नतिभ्यः natibhyaḥ
Genitive	नतेः / नत्याः² nateḥ / natyāḥ²	नत्योः natyoḥ	नतीनाम् natīnām
Locative	नतौ / नत्याम्² natau / natyām²	नत्योः natyoḥ	नतिषु natiṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “नति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 526, column 1.