विनति

See also: विनती, बिनती, and विनंती

Hindi

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विनति (vinati). By surface analysis, वि- (vi-) +‎ नति (nati).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

विनति • (vi-nati) f (rare, formal)

1. bowing, obeisance to
2. humility, modesty

Declension

Declension of विनति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विनति vinati	विनतियाँ vinatiyā̃
oblique	विनति vinati	विनतियों vinatiyõ
vocative	विनति vinati	विनतियो vinatiyo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪn.t̪iː/, [ʋɪ̃n̪.t̪iː]

Noun

विनति • (vinti) f

1. Alternative spelling of विनती (vintī, “request”)

Declension

Declension of विनति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विनति vinti	विनतियाँ vintiyā̃
oblique	विनति vinti	विनतियों vintiyõ
vocative	विनति vinti	विनतियो vintiyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “विनति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “विनति”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विनति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিনতি (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬦᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• বিনতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰡𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀦𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိနတိ (Burmese script)
• વિનતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਨਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦤꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂢𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿನತಿ (Kannada script)
• វិនតិ (Khmer script)
• ວິນຕິ (Lao script)
• വിനതി (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᠨᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘡𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᠨᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑧁𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐣𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଵିନତି (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢥꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆤𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖡𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• විනති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩯𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚝𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• விநதி (Tamil script)
• వినతి (Telugu script)
• วินติ (Thai script)
• ཝི་ན་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒢𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨝𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *winatiš, from Proto-Indo-European *wi- + *nem- + *-tis. By surface analysis, वि- (vi-) +‎ नम् (nam) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

विनति • (vinati) stem, f

1. bowing, obeisance to
2. humility, modesty

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of विनति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	विनतिः (vinatiḥ)	विनती (vinatī)	विनतयः (vinatayaḥ)
vocative	विनते (vinate)	विनती (vinatī)	विनतयः (vinatayaḥ)
accusative	विनतिम् (vinatim)	विनती (vinatī)	विनतीः (vinatīḥ)
instrumental	विनत्या (vinatyā) विनती¹ (vinatī¹)	विनतिभ्याम् (vinatibhyām)	विनतिभिः (vinatibhiḥ)
dative	विनतये (vinataye) विनत्यै² (vinatyai²) विनती¹ (vinatī¹)	विनतिभ्याम् (vinatibhyām)	विनतिभ्यः (vinatibhyaḥ)
ablative	विनतेः (vinateḥ) विनत्याः² (vinatyāḥ²) विनत्यै³ (vinatyai³)	विनतिभ्याम् (vinatibhyām)	विनतिभ्यः (vinatibhyaḥ)
genitive	विनतेः (vinateḥ) विनत्याः² (vinatyāḥ²) विनत्यै³ (vinatyai³)	विनत्योः (vinatyoḥ)	विनतीनाम् (vinatīnām)
locative	विनतौ (vinatau) विनत्याम्² (vinatyām²) विनता¹ (vinatā¹)	विनत्योः (vinatyoḥ)	विनतिषु (vinatiṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Hindi: विनति (vinti) (learned)
• → Telugu: వినతి (vinati) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “विनति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 969, column 2.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “विनति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vinati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press