गीतिनाट्य

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गीति-नाट्य (gīti-nāṭya)

Etymology

गीति (gīti, “lyric”) +‎ नाट्य (nāṭya, “drama”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡiː.t̪ɪ.nɑːʈ.jᵊ/, [ɡiː.t̪ɪ.näːʈ.jᵊ]

Noun

गीतिनाट्य • (gītināṭya) m

1. a lyrical play
2. an opera

Declension

Declension of गीतिनाट्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गीतिनाट्य gītināṭya	गीतिनाट्य gītināṭya
oblique	गीतिनाट्य gītināṭya	गीतिनाट्यों gītināṭyõ
vocative	गीतिनाट्य gītināṭya	गीतिनाट्यो gītināṭyo

Synonyms

• ओपेरा (operā)
• काव्यनाटक (kāvyanāṭak)
• काव्यरूपक (kāvyarūpak)
• गीतिनाटक (gītināṭak)
• गीतिरूपक (gītirūpak)
• संगीत नाटक (saṅgīt nāṭak)
• संगीत नाटिका (saṅgīt nāṭikā)

 

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गीतिनाट्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “गीति”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “गीतिनाट्य”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN