उन्नति

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उन्नति (unnati), from उद्- (ud-, “up”) +‎ नम् (nam, “to bow, yield”) +‎ -ति (-ti, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊn.nə.t̪iː/, [ʊ̃n.nɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

उन्नति • (unnati) f

1. development, progress

   Synonym: प्रगति (pragti)

Declension

Declension of उन्नति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उन्नति unnati	उन्नतियाँ unnatiyā̃
oblique	उन्नति unnati	उन्नतियों unnatiyõ
vocative	उन्नति unnati	उन्नतियो unnatiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उन्नति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• উন্নতি (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬦ᭄ᬦᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• উন্নতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰡𑰿𑰡𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀦𑁆𑀦𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဥန္နတိ (Burmese script)
• ઉન્નતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਉਨ੍ਨਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦤ꧀ꦤꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂢𑂹𑂢𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಉನ್ನತಿ (Kannada script)
• ឧន្នតិ (Khmer script)
• ອຸນ຺ນຕິ (Lao script)
• ഉന്നതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᠨᠨᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘡𑘿𑘡𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠤᠨᠨᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑧁𑧠𑧁𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐣𑑂𑐣𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଉନ୍ନତି (Odia script)
• ꢆꢥ꣄ꢥꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆤𑇀𑆤𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖡𑖿𑖡𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• උන‍්නති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩯 𑪙𑩯𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚝𑚶𑚝𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• உந்நதி (Tamil script)
• ఉన్నతి (Telugu script)
• อุนฺนติ (Thai script)
• ཨུ་ནྣ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒢𑓂𑒢𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨝𑩇𑨝𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From उद्- (ud-, “up”) +‎ नम् (nam, “to bow, yield”) +‎ -ति (-ti, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /un.nɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /un̪.n̪ɐ.t̪i/

Noun

उन्नति • (unnati) stem, f

1. rising, ascending, swelling up
2. elevation, height
3. increase, advancement, prosperity

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of उन्नति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	उन्नतिः (unnatiḥ)	उन्नती (unnatī)	उन्नतयः (unnatayaḥ)
vocative	उन्नते (unnate)	उन्नती (unnatī)	उन्नतयः (unnatayaḥ)
accusative	उन्नतिम् (unnatim)	उन्नती (unnatī)	उन्नतीः (unnatīḥ)
instrumental	उन्नत्या (unnatyā) उन्नती¹ (unnatī¹)	उन्नतिभ्याम् (unnatibhyām)	उन्नतिभिः (unnatibhiḥ)
dative	उन्नतये (unnataye) उन्नत्यै² (unnatyai²) उन्नती¹ (unnatī¹)	उन्नतिभ्याम् (unnatibhyām)	उन्नतिभ्यः (unnatibhyaḥ)
ablative	उन्नतेः (unnateḥ) उन्नत्याः² (unnatyāḥ²) उन्नत्यै³ (unnatyai³)	उन्नतिभ्याम् (unnatibhyām)	उन्नतिभ्यः (unnatibhyaḥ)
genitive	उन्नतेः (unnateḥ) उन्नत्याः² (unnatyāḥ²) उन्नत्यै³ (unnatyai³)	उन्नत्योः (unnatyoḥ)	उन्नतीनाम् (unnatīnām)
locative	उन्नतौ (unnatau) उन्नत्याम्² (unnatyām²) उन्नता¹ (unnatā¹)	उन्नत्योः (unnatyoḥ)	उन्नतिषु (unnatiṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “उन्नति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 193.