रीति
Hindi
Alternative forms
- रीत (rīt)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit रीति (rīti).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾiː.t̪iː/
Noun
रीति • (rīti) f (Urdu spelling زیت)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रीति rīti |
रीतियाँ rītiyā̃ |
| oblique | रीति rīti |
रीतियों rītiyõ |
| vocative | रीति rīti |
रीतियो rītiyo |
Derived terms
- अरीति (arīti)
- कुरीति (kurīti)
- रीति-काव्य (rīti-kāvya)
- रीतिवाद (rītivād)
- रीतिवादी (rītivādī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रीति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৰীতি (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬷᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- রীতি (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰱𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑀻𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ရီတိ (Burmese script)
- રીતિ (Gujarati script)
- ਰੀਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦷꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂲𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ರೀತಿ (Kannada script)
- រីតិ (Khmer script)
- ຣີຕິ (Lao script)
- രീതി (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᡳᡳᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘲𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠢᠢᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑧓𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐷𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ରୀତି (Odia script)
- ꢬꢷꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆵𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖱𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- රීති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩑𑩛𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚯𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ரீதி (Tamil script)
- రీతి (Telugu script)
- รีติ (Thai script)
- རཱི་ཏི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒲𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨁𑨊𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
In senses 1 and 2, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃riHtís, from an extension *h₃r-ey-H- of the root *h₃er-, and thereby a direct parallel to Proto-Germanic *rīþiz (> archaic English rith). Sense 4, from *h₂er- and cognate with Latin rītus (“rite, custom, usage”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɾiː.tí/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾiː.t̪i/
Noun
रीति • (rītí) stem, f
- motion, course (RV)
- stream, current (RV)
- line, row, course of things
- usage, custom, rite, practice, ritual, manner, method, way, etiquette, behaviours (Kavya)
- literary style, diction, manner of speaking
- yellow or pale brass, bell-metal
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रीतिः (rītíḥ) | रीती (rītī́) | रीतयः (rītáyaḥ) |
| accusative | रीतिम् (rītím) | रीती (rītī́) | रीतीः (rītī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | रीत्या (rītyā́) रीती¹ (rītī́¹) |
रीतिभ्याम् (rītíbhyām) | रीतिभिः (rītíbhiḥ) |
| dative | रीतये (rītáye) रीत्यै² (rītyái²) रीती¹ (rītī́¹) |
रीतिभ्याम् (rītíbhyām) | रीतिभ्यः (rītíbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रीतेः (rītéḥ) रीत्याः² (rītyā́ḥ²) रीत्यै³ (rītyái³) |
रीतिभ्याम् (rītíbhyām) | रीतिभ्यः (rītíbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रीतेः (rītéḥ) रीत्याः² (rītyā́ḥ²) रीत्यै³ (rītyái³) |
रीत्योः (rītyóḥ) | रीतीनाम् (rītīnā́m) |
| locative | रीतौ (rītáu) रीत्याम्² (rītyā́m²) रीता¹ (rītā́¹) |
रीत्योः (rītyóḥ) | रीतिषु (rītíṣu) |
| vocative | रीते (rī́te) | रीती (rī́tī) | रीतयः (rī́tayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas