नट

See also: नटी and नाटा

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नट (naṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəʈ/

Noun

नट • (naṭ) m

1. (film) an actor

   Synonym: अभिनेता (abhinetā)

Derived terms

Declension of नट (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	नट nat
direct plural	नट nat
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	नट nat		नट nat
oblique सामान्यरूप	नटा natā		नटां- natān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	नटाला natālā		नटांना natānnā
ergative	नटाने, नटानं natāne, natāna		नटांनी natānnī
instrumental	नटाशी natāśī		नटांशी natānśī
locative सप्तमी	नटात natāt		नटांत natāt
vocative संबोधन	नटा natā		नटांनो natānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of नट (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	नटाचा natāċā	नटाचे natāċe	नटाची natācī	नटाच्या natācā	नटाचे, नटाचं natāċe, natāċa	नटाची natācī	नटाच्या natācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	नटांचा natānċā	नटांचे natānċe	नटांची natāñcī	नटांच्या natāncā	नटांचे, नटांचं natānċe, natānċa	नटांची natāñcī	नटांच्या natāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• नटी (naṭī, “actress”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “नट”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• নট (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬝ (Balinese script)
• নট (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀝 (Brahmi script)
• နဋ (Burmese script)
• નટ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਟ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌟 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦛ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂗 (Kaithi script)
• ನಟ (Kannada script)
• នដ (Khmer script)
• ນຏ (Lao script)
• നട (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘘 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐚 (Newa script)
• ନଟ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢜ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆛 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖘 (Siddham script)
• නට (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩦 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚔 (Takri script)
• நட (Tamil script)
• నట (Telugu script)
• นฏ (Thai script)
• ན་ཊ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒙 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨔 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

नट् (naṭ) +‎ -अ (-a)

Noun

नट • (naṭa) stem, m (root नट्)

1. dancer, mime
2. actor
3. a caste of the children of degraded kshatriyas
4. Oroxylum indicum, Indian calosanthes (L.)
5. Saraca asoca (syn. Jonesia asoca) (L.)
6. a kind of reed (L.)
7. a certain melody
8. name of a man who built a vihara (Buddh.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नट (naṭa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नटः naṭaḥ	नटौ / नटा¹ naṭau / naṭā¹	नटाः / नटासः¹ naṭāḥ / naṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative	नट naṭa	नटौ / नटा¹ naṭau / naṭā¹	नटाः / नटासः¹ naṭāḥ / naṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative	नटम् naṭam	नटौ / नटा¹ naṭau / naṭā¹	नटान् naṭān
Instrumental	नटेन naṭena	नटाभ्याम् naṭābhyām	नटैः / नटेभिः¹ naṭaiḥ / naṭebhiḥ¹
Dative	नटाय naṭāya	नटाभ्याम् naṭābhyām	नटेभ्यः naṭebhyaḥ
Ablative	नटात् naṭāt	नटाभ्याम् naṭābhyām	नटेभ्यः naṭebhyaḥ
Genitive	नटस्य naṭasya	नटयोः naṭayoḥ	नटानाम् naṭānām
Locative	नटे naṭe	नटयोः naṭayoḥ	नटेषु naṭeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “नट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0525.