अकथित

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अकथित (akathita). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) +‎ कथित (kathit). Compare Marathi अकथित (akthit).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.kə.t̪ʰɪt̪/, [ɐ.kɐ.t̪ʰɪt̪]

Adjective

अकथित • (akathit) (indeclinable)

1. (formal, rare) untold, unspoken, unsaid

   Synonym: अनकहा (anakhā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अकथित”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अकथित”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अकथित (akathita). Cognate with Hindi अकथित (akathit).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ək.t̪ʰit̪/, [ək.t̪ʰiːt̪]

Adjective

अकथित • (akthit)

1. untold, unspoken, unsaid

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अकथित”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “अकथित”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অকথিত (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬓᬣᬶᬢ (Balinese script)
• অকথিত (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰎𑰞𑰰𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀓𑀣𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• အကထိတ (Burmese script)
• અકથિત (Gujarati script)
• ਅਕਥਿਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌕𑌥𑌿𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦏꦡꦶꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂍𑂟𑂱𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಕಥಿತ (Kannada script)
• អកថិត (Khmer script)
• ອກຖິຕ (Lao script)
• അകഥിത (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡬᠠᡨᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘎𑘞𑘱𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢉᠠᠲᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦮𑦾𑧒𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐎𑐠𑐶𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଅକଥିତ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢒꢢꢶꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆑𑆡𑆴𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖎𑖞𑖰𑖝 (Siddham script)
• අකථිත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩜𑩬𑩑𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚊𑚚𑚮𑚙 (Takri script)
• அகதி²த (Tamil script)
• అకథిత (Telugu script)
• อกถิต (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཀ་ཐི་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒏𑒟𑒱𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨋𑨚𑨁𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अ- (a-) +‎ कथित (kathita).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐ.tʰi.tɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɐ.t̪ʰi.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

अकथित • (akathita) stem

1. untold, unspoken, unsaid, unmentioned, undiscussed

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अकथित

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अकथितः (akathitaḥ)	अकथितौ (akathitau) अकथिता¹ (akathitā¹)	अकथिताः (akathitāḥ) अकथितासः¹ (akathitāsaḥ¹)
vocative	अकथित (akathita)	अकथितौ (akathitau) अकथिता¹ (akathitā¹)	अकथिताः (akathitāḥ) अकथितासः¹ (akathitāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अकथितम् (akathitam)	अकथितौ (akathitau) अकथिता¹ (akathitā¹)	अकथितान् (akathitān)
instrumental	अकथितेन (akathitena)	अकथिताभ्याम् (akathitābhyām)	अकथितैः (akathitaiḥ) अकथितेभिः¹ (akathitebhiḥ¹)
dative	अकथिताय (akathitāya)	अकथिताभ्याम् (akathitābhyām)	अकथितेभ्यः (akathitebhyaḥ)
ablative	अकथितात् (akathitāt)	अकथिताभ्याम् (akathitābhyām)	अकथितेभ्यः (akathitebhyaḥ)
genitive	अकथितस्य (akathitasya)	अकथितयोः (akathitayoḥ)	अकथितानाम् (akathitānām)
locative	अकथिते (akathite)	अकथितयोः (akathitayoḥ)	अकथितेषु (akathiteṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of अकथिता

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अकथिता (akathitā)	अकथिते (akathite)	अकथिताः (akathitāḥ)
vocative	अकथिते (akathite)	अकथिते (akathite)	अकथिताः (akathitāḥ)
accusative	अकथिताम् (akathitām)	अकथिते (akathite)	अकथिताः (akathitāḥ)
instrumental	अकथितया (akathitayā) अकथिता¹ (akathitā¹)	अकथिताभ्याम् (akathitābhyām)	अकथिताभिः (akathitābhiḥ)
dative	अकथितायै (akathitāyai)	अकथिताभ्याम् (akathitābhyām)	अकथिताभ्यः (akathitābhyaḥ)
ablative	अकथितायाः (akathitāyāḥ) अकथितायै² (akathitāyai²)	अकथिताभ्याम् (akathitābhyām)	अकथिताभ्यः (akathitābhyaḥ)
genitive	अकथितायाः (akathitāyāḥ) अकथितायै² (akathitāyai²)	अकथितयोः (akathitayoḥ)	अकथितानाम् (akathitānām)
locative	अकथितायाम् (akathitāyām)	अकथितयोः (akathitayoḥ)	अकथितासु (akathitāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of अकथित

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अकथितम् (akathitam)	अकथिते (akathite)	अकथितानि (akathitāni) अकथिता¹ (akathitā¹)
vocative	अकथित (akathita)	अकथिते (akathite)	अकथितानि (akathitāni) अकथिता¹ (akathitā¹)
accusative	अकथितम् (akathitam)	अकथिते (akathite)	अकथितानि (akathitāni) अकथिता¹ (akathitā¹)
instrumental	अकथितेन (akathitena)	अकथिताभ्याम् (akathitābhyām)	अकथितैः (akathitaiḥ) अकथितेभिः¹ (akathitebhiḥ¹)
dative	अकथिताय (akathitāya)	अकथिताभ्याम् (akathitābhyām)	अकथितेभ्यः (akathitebhyaḥ)
ablative	अकथितात् (akathitāt)	अकथिताभ्याम् (akathitābhyām)	अकथितेभ्यः (akathitebhyaḥ)
genitive	अकथितस्य (akathitasya)	अकथितयोः (akathitayoḥ)	अकथितानाम् (akathitānām)
locative	अकथिते (akathite)	अकथितयोः (akathitayoḥ)	अकथितेषु (akathiteṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Marathi: अकथित (akthit) (learned)
• → Hindi: अकथित (akathit) (learned)

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अकथित”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “akathita”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.