राहित्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राहित्य (rāhitya), vrddhi derivative of रहित (rahita, “excluding, without; destitute of”) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ɦɪt̪.jᵊ/, [ɾäː.ɦɪt̪.jᵊ]
• Rhymes: -ɪt̪jᵊ

Noun

राहित्य • (rāhitya) m (Urdu spelling راہِتْیَہ)

1. non-possession, destitution; freedom (from anything)

   Synonyms: अभाव (abhāv), विहीनता (vihīntā)

   Antonym: साहित्य (sāhitya)

Declension

Declension of राहित्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राहित्य rāhitya	राहित्य rāhitya
oblique	राहित्य rāhitya	राहित्यों rāhityõ
vocative	राहित्य rāhitya	राहित्यो rāhityo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राहित्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 864
• Platts, John T. (1884) “راهتيه”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 585

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰাহিত্য (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬵᬳᬶᬢ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• রাহিত্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰮𑰰𑰝𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ရာဟိတျ (Burmese script)
• રાહિત્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਹਿਤ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦴꦲꦶꦠꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂰𑂯𑂱𑂞𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ರಾಹಿತ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• រាហិត្យ (Khmer script)
• ຣາຫິຕ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• രാഹിത്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡥᡳᢠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘮𑘱𑘝𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠾᠢᢐᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑧎𑧒𑦽𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐴𑐶𑐟𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ରାହିତ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢵꢲꢶꢡ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆲𑆴𑆠𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖮𑖰𑖝𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• රාහිත්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩛𑪂𑩑𑩫 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚭𑚩𑚮𑚙𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• ராஹித்ய (Tamil script)
• రాహిత్య (Telugu script)
• ราหิตฺย (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཧི་ཏྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒯𑒱𑒞𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨊𑨱𑨁𑨙𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vrddhi derivative of रहित (rahita, “excluding, without; destitute of”) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ɦit.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːˈɦit̪.jɐ/

Noun

राहित्य • (rāhitya) stem, m

1. destituteness, non-possession, the being free from or without anything

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of राहित्य (rāhitya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	राहित्यः rāhityaḥ	राहित्यौ / राहित्या¹ rāhityau / rāhityā¹	राहित्याः / राहित्यासः¹ rāhityāḥ / rāhityāsaḥ¹
Vocative	राहित्य rāhitya	राहित्यौ / राहित्या¹ rāhityau / rāhityā¹	राहित्याः / राहित्यासः¹ rāhityāḥ / rāhityāsaḥ¹
Accusative	राहित्यम् rāhityam	राहित्यौ / राहित्या¹ rāhityau / rāhityā¹	राहित्यान् rāhityān
Instrumental	राहित्येन rāhityena	राहित्याभ्याम् rāhityābhyām	राहित्यैः / राहित्येभिः¹ rāhityaiḥ / rāhityebhiḥ¹
Dative	राहित्याय rāhityāya	राहित्याभ्याम् rāhityābhyām	राहित्येभ्यः rāhityebhyaḥ
Ablative	राहित्यात् rāhityāt	राहित्याभ्याम् rāhityābhyām	राहित्येभ्यः rāhityebhyaḥ
Genitive	राहित्यस्य rāhityasya	राहित्ययोः rāhityayoḥ	राहित्यानाम् rāhityānām
Locative	राहित्ये rāhitye	राहित्ययोः rāhityayoḥ	राहित्येषु rāhityeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: রাহিত্য (rahitto) (learned)
• → Hindi: राहित्य (rāhitya) (learned)
• → Malayalam: രാഹിത്യം (rāhityaṁ)
• → Marathi: राहित्य (rāhitya) (learned)
• → Nepali: राहित्य (rāhitya) (learned)
• → Odia: ରାହିତ୍ୟ (rahityô) (learned)
• → Telugu: రాహిత్యము (rāhityamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “राहित्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 879.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “राहित्य”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1341