हस्ती

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦəs.t̪iː/, [ɦɐs.t̪iː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian هستی (hastī).

Noun

हस्ती • (hastī) f (Urdu spelling ہَسْتی)

1. personality, important person, celebrity
2. existence, being

   Synonym: अस्तित्व (astitva)

   • 1904, Muhammad Iqbal, Tarānā-e-Hind :

     कुछ बात है कि हस्ती मिटती नहीं हमारी
     सदियों रहा है दुश्मन दौर-ए-ज़माँ हमारा

     kuch bāt hai ki hastī miṭtī nahī̃ hamārī
     sadiyõ rahā hai duśman daur-e-zamā̃ hamārā

     There is something about our existence for it doesn't get wiped
     Even though, for centuries, the time-cycle has been our enemy.

Declension

Declension of हस्ती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हस्ती hastī	हस्तियाँ hastiyā̃
oblique	हस्ती hastī	हस्तियों hastiyõ
vocative	हस्ती hastī	हस्तियो hastiyo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit हस्ती (hastī). Doublet of हाथी (hāthī).

Noun

हस्ती • (hastī) m (feminine हस्तिनी)

1. elephant

   Synonyms: हाथी (hāthī), गज (gaj)

   • 1990, Bhagavatīśaraṇa Miśra, पुरुषोत्तम [puruṣottam], Rajpal & Sons, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 49:

     अश्वों और हस्तियों के बिछ जाने से रथारूढ़ों को मार्ग भी कठिनाई से मिल पा रहा था ।

     aśvõ aur hastiyõ ke bich jāne se rathārūṛhõ ko mārg bhī kaṭhināī se mil pā rahā thā .

     Due to the horses and elephants being spread all around, even the chariot-riders were finding their way with difficulty.

Declension

Declension of हस्ती (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हस्ती hastī	हस्ती hastī
oblique	हस्ती hastī	हस्तियों hastiyõ
vocative	हस्ती hastī	हस्तियो hastiyo

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “हस्ती”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 697.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “हस्ती”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 859
• “हस्ती”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হস্তী (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬲ᭄ᬢᬷ (Balinese script)
• হস্তী (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ဟသ္တီ (Burmese script)
• હસ્તી (Gujarati script)
• ਹਸ੍ਤੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦱ꧀ꦠꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಹಸ್ತೀ (Kannada script)
• ហស្តី (Khmer script)
• ຫສ຺ຕີ (Lao script)
• ഹസ്തീ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠠᠰᢐᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐷 (Newa script)
• ହସ୍ତୀ (Odia script)
• ꢲꢱ꣄ꢡꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖱 (Siddham script)
• හස‍්තී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚯 (Takri script)
• ஹஸ்தீ (Tamil script)
• హస్తీ (Telugu script)
• หสฺตี (Thai script)
• ཧ་སྟཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐs.tíː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɦɐs̪.t̪iː/

Noun

हस्ती • (hastī́) m

1. nominative singular of हस्तिन् (hastín, “elephant”)