नीति

See also: नाती, नेता, and नाता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नीति (nīti).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /niː.t̪iː/

Noun

नीति • (nīti) f

1. policy, political science
2. behaviour, conduct, act

   Synonym: आचार (ācār)

3. ethics, morality

Declension

Declension of नीति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नीति nīti	नीतियाँ nītiyā̃
oblique	नीति nīti	नीतियों nītiyõ
vocative	नीति nīti	नीतियो nītiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नीति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• nīti (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀻𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• নীতি (Bengali script)
• නීති (Sinhalese script)
• နီတိ or နဳတိ or ၼီတိ (Burmese script)
• นีติ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩦᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ນີຕິ (Lao script)
• នីតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄩𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

नीति f

1. Devanagari script form of nīti (“guidance”)

Declension

Declension table of "नीति" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	नीति (nīti)	नीतियो (nītiyo) or नीती (nītī)
Accusative (second)	नीतिं (nītiṃ)	नीतियो (nītiyo) or नीती (nītī)
Instrumental (third)	नीतिया (nītiyā)	नीतीहि (nītīhi) or नीतीभि (nītībhi)
Dative (fourth)	नीतिया (nītiyā)	नीतीनं (nītīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	नीतिया (nītiyā) or नीत्या (nītyā)	नीतीहि (nītīhi) or नीतीभि (nītībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	नीतिया (nītiyā)	नीतीनं (nītīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	नीतिया (nītiyā) or नीतियं (nītiyaṃ) or नीत्यं (nītyaṃ)	नीतीसु (nītīsu)
Vocative (calling)	नीति (nīti)	नीतियो (nītiyo) or नीती (nītī)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHtíš, from Proto-Indo-European *niH-tí-s, from *neyH- (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /niː.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪iː.t̪i/

Noun

नीति • (nīti) stem, f

1. leading, bringing, guidance (L.)
2. conduct, behaviour
3. policy, political science, ethics
4. dependence on (MBh.)
5. presentation, offering (Pāṇ.)
6. acquisition (W.)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of नीति (nīti)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नीतिः nītiḥ	नीती nītī	नीतयः nītayaḥ
Vocative	नीते nīte	नीती nītī	नीतयः nītayaḥ
Accusative	नीतिम् nītim	नीती nītī	नीतीः nītīḥ
Instrumental	नीत्या / नीती¹ nītyā / nītī¹	नीतिभ्याम् nītibhyām	नीतिभिः nītibhiḥ
Dative	नीतये / नीत्यै² / नीती¹ nītaye / nītyai² / nītī¹	नीतिभ्याम् nītibhyām	नीतिभ्यः nītibhyaḥ
Ablative	नीतेः / नीत्याः² / नीत्यै³ nīteḥ / nītyāḥ² / nītyai³	नीतिभ्याम् nītibhyām	नीतिभ्यः nītibhyaḥ
Genitive	नीतेः / नीत्याः² / नीत्यै³ nīteḥ / nītyāḥ² / nītyai³	नीत्योः nītyoḥ	नीतीनाम् nītīnām
Locative	नीतौ / नीत्याम्² / नीता¹ nītau / nītyām² / nītā¹	नीत्योः nītyoḥ	नीतिषु nītiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Bengali: নীতি (niti)
• → Old Javanese: nīti
  • > Javanese: ꦤꦶꦠꦶ (niti, “wise conduct; good policy”) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬦᬷᬢᬶ (niti, “guidance, directing; holy, pure”)
• → Punjabi: ਨੀਤੀ (nītī) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “नीति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0565.