ñāti

See also: nati, Nati, natí, nat̪i, and náti

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ञाति (Devanagari script)
• ঞাতি (Bengali script)
• ඤාති (Sinhalese script)
• ဉာတိ or ၺႃတိ (Burmese script)
• ญาติ (Thai script)
• ᨬᩣᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຎາຕິ (Lao script)
• ញាតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄐𑄂𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्ञाति (jñātí). Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit 𑀜𑀸𑀢𑀺 (ñāti, Girnar), 𑀦𑀸𑀢𑀺 (nāti, Kalsi).

Noun

ñāti m

1. relative; kinsman

   Synonyms: bandhava, bandhu

   • c. 50 BC, Petavatthu; republished in Prof. Minayeff, Petavatthu, London: Pali Text Society, 1888, page 6:

     7. Tassā dvemāsiko gabbho lohitañ ñeva pagghari
     tad'assā mātā kupitā mayhaṃ ñātī samānayi.

     7. When her unborn child was two months old, just blood flowed forth. Then her angry mother brought her kin to me.

Declension

Declension table of "ñāti" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ñāti	ñātayo or ñātī
Accusative (second)	ñātiṃ	ñātayo or ñātī
Instrumental (third)	ñātinā	ñātīhi or ñātībhi
Dative (fourth)	ñātissa or ñātino	ñātīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ñātismā or ñātimhā	ñātīhi or ñātībhi
Genitive (sixth)	ñātissa or ñātino	ñātīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ñātismiṃ or ñātimhi	ñātīsu
Vocative (calling)	ñāti	ñātayo or ñātī

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ñāti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 290
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ñāti”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 288