नक्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *nákts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Cognate with Lithuanian naktis, Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Latin nox, Russian ночь (nočʹ), Old English niht (whence English night).

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɐ́k.ti/, [nɐ́k̚.ti]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ɐk.t̪i/, [ˈn̪ɐk̚.t̪i]

Noun

नक्ति • (nákti) stem, f

  1. night
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:रात्रि
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.2.2:
      अभि त्वा नक्तीरुषसो ववाशिरेऽग्ने वत्सं न स्वसरेषु धेनवः।
      दिव इवेदरतिर्मानुषा युगा क्षपो भासि पुरुवार संयतः॥
      abhi tvā naktīruṣaso vavāśireʼgne vatsaṃ na svasareṣu dhenavaḥ.
      diva ivedaratirmānuṣā yugā kṣapo bhāsi puruvāra saṃyataḥ.
      At night and morning, Agni, have they called to thee, like milch-kine in their stalls lowing to meet their young.
      As messenger of heaven thou lightest all night long the families of men. Thou Lord of precious boons.

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of नक्ति (nákti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नक्तिः
náktiḥ
नक्ती
náktī
नक्तयः
náktayaḥ
Vocative नक्ते
nákte
नक्ती
náktī
नक्तयः
náktayaḥ
Accusative नक्तिम्
náktim
नक्ती
náktī
नक्तीः
náktīḥ
Instrumental नक्त्या / नक्ती¹
náktyā / náktī¹
नक्तिभ्याम्
náktibhyām
नक्तिभिः
náktibhiḥ
Dative नक्तये / नक्त्यै² / नक्ती¹
náktaye / náktyai² / náktī¹
नक्तिभ्याम्
náktibhyām
नक्तिभ्यः
náktibhyaḥ
Ablative नक्तेः / नक्त्याः² / नक्त्यै³
nákteḥ / náktyāḥ² / náktyai³
नक्तिभ्याम्
náktibhyām
नक्तिभ्यः
náktibhyaḥ
Genitive नक्तेः / नक्त्याः² / नक्त्यै³
nákteḥ / náktyāḥ² / náktyai³
नक्त्योः
náktyoḥ
नक्तीनाम्
náktīnām
Locative नक्तौ / नक्त्याम्² / नक्ता¹
náktau / náktyām² / náktā¹
नक्त्योः
náktyoḥ
नक्तिषु
náktiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

References

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