संकेत

See also: सकत, सकृत्, सूक्त, सैकता, and सिकातु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संकेत (saṃketa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səŋ.keːt̪/, [sɐ̃ŋ.keːt̪]

Noun

संकेत • (saṅket) m (Urdu spelling سنکيت)

1. signal, indication, hint

   Synonym: इशारा (iśārā)

   अध्यापक ने लड़कों को उठने का संकेत दिया।

   adhyāpak ne laṛkõ ko uṭhne kā saṅket diyā.

   The teacher gave a signal to the boys to rise.

2. a sign
3. mark, indication

   Synonyms: निशान (niśān), चिह्न (cihna)

   मैंने किताब के कुछ पन्ने पर संकेत लगाया है।

   ma͠ine kitāb ke kuch panne par saṅket lagāyā hai.

   I have marked some of the pages in this book.

Declension

Declension of संकेत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संकेत saṅket	संकेत saṅket
oblique	संकेत saṅket	संकेतों saṅketõ
vocative	संकेत saṅket	संकेतो saṅketo

Derived terms

• संकेतविज्ञान (saṅketvijñān)

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “संकेत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংকেত (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬓᬾᬢ (Balinese script)
• সংকেত (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰎𑰸𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀓𑁂𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• သံကေတ (Burmese script)
• સંકેત (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਕੇਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍇𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦏꦺꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂍𑂵𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಕೇತ (Kannada script)
• សំកេត (Khmer script)
• ສໍເກຕ (Lao script)
• സംകേത (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᡬᡝᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘎𑘹𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢉᠧᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑦮𑧚𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐎𑐾𑐟 (Newa script)
• ସଂକେତ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢒꢾꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆑𑆼𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖎𑖸𑖝 (Siddham script)
• සංකෙත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩜𑩔𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚊𑚲𑚙 (Takri script)
• ஸஂகேத (Tamil script)
• సంకేత (Telugu script)
• สํเกต (Thai script)
• སཾ་ཀེ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒏𑒹𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨋𑨄𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

सं- (saṃ-) +‎ केत (keta, “mark, sign”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐŋ.kɐj.tɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐŋˈkeː.t̪ɐ/

Noun

संकेत • (saṃketa) stem, m

1. agreement, compact, stipulation, assignation with, engagement, appointment
2. convention, consent
3. intimation, hint, allusion, preconcerted sign or signal or gesture
4. a short explanation of a grammatical rule
5. condition, provision

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of संकेत (saṃketa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संकेतः saṃketaḥ	संकेतौ / संकेता¹ saṃketau / saṃketā¹	संकेताः / संकेतासः¹ saṃketāḥ / saṃketāsaḥ¹
Vocative	संकेत saṃketa	संकेतौ / संकेता¹ saṃketau / saṃketā¹	संकेताः / संकेतासः¹ saṃketāḥ / saṃketāsaḥ¹
Accusative	संकेतम् saṃketam	संकेतौ / संकेता¹ saṃketau / saṃketā¹	संकेतान् saṃketān
Instrumental	संकेतेन saṃketena	संकेताभ्याम् saṃketābhyām	संकेतैः / संकेतेभिः¹ saṃketaiḥ / saṃketebhiḥ¹
Dative	संकेताय saṃketāya	संकेताभ्याम् saṃketābhyām	संकेतेभ्यः saṃketebhyaḥ
Ablative	संकेतात् saṃketāt	संकेताभ्याम् saṃketābhyām	संकेतेभ्यः saṃketebhyaḥ
Genitive	संकेतस्य saṃketasya	संकेतयोः saṃketayoḥ	संकेतानाम् saṃketānām
Locative	संकेते saṃkete	संकेतयोः saṃketayoḥ	संकेतेषु saṃketeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: संकेत (saṅket)
• Pali: saṅketa
  • → Burmese: သင်္ကေတ (sangketa.)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “संकेत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1126/3.