अतीत

Borrowed from Sanskrit अतीत (atīta).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.t̪iːt̪/, [ɐ.t̪iːt̪]

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अतीत • (atīt) (indeclinable)

1. elapsed, done, passed

   Synonym: बीता हुआ (bītā huā)

2. former, previous
3. liberated, freed [with से (se) ‘from’]
4. (euphemistic) dead; late

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अतीत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अतीत”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

अतीत

1. Devanagari script form of atīta

अतीत m

1. Devanagari script form of atīta

From अति (ati, “over; beyond”) +‎ इ (i, “to go”, root) +‎ -त (-ta, past participle suffix).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.tiː.tɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐˈt̪iː.t̪ɐ/

अतीत • (atīta)

1. dead, passed on
2. abandoned, left behind
3. passed, surpassed, gone by

Masculine a-stem declension of अतीत (atīta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अतीतः atītaḥ	अतीतौ / अतीता¹ atītau / atītā¹	अतीताः / अतीतासः¹ atītāḥ / atītāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अतीत atīta	अतीतौ / अतीता¹ atītau / atītā¹	अतीताः / अतीतासः¹ atītāḥ / atītāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीतौ / अतीता¹ atītau / atītā¹	अतीतान् atītān
Instrumental	अतीतेन atītena	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतैः / अतीतेभिः¹ atītaiḥ / atītebhiḥ¹
Dative	अतीताय atītāya	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Ablative	अतीतात् atītāt	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Genitive	अतीतस्य atītasya	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतानाम् atītānām
Locative	अतीते atīte	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतेषु atīteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of अतीता (atītā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अतीता atītā	अतीते atīte	अतीताः atītāḥ
Vocative	अतीते atīte	अतीते atīte	अतीताः atītāḥ
Accusative	अतीताम् atītām	अतीते atīte	अतीताः atītāḥ
Instrumental	अतीतया / अतीता¹ atītayā / atītā¹	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीताभिः atītābhiḥ
Dative	अतीतायै atītāyai	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीताभ्यः atītābhyaḥ
Ablative	अतीतायाः / अतीतायै² atītāyāḥ / atītāyai²	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीताभ्यः atītābhyaḥ
Genitive	अतीतायाः / अतीतायै² atītāyāḥ / atītāyai²	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतानाम् atītānām
Locative	अतीतायाम् atītāyām	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतासु atītāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of अतीत (atīta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Vocative	अतीत atīta	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Accusative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Instrumental	अतीतेन atītena	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतैः / अतीतेभिः¹ atītaiḥ / atītebhiḥ¹
Dative	अतीताय atītāya	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Ablative	अतीतात् atītāt	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Genitive	अतीतस्य atītasya	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतानाम् atītānām
Locative	अतीते atīte	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतेषु atīteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

अतीत • (atīta) n

1. the past
   • c. 150 CE – 250 CE, Nāgārjuna, Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 19.1:

     प्रत्युत्पन्नो ऽनागतश् च यद्य् अतीतम् अपेक्ष्य हि ।
     प्रत्युत्पन्नो ऽनागतश् च काले ऽतीते भविष्यतः ॥

     pratyutpanno ʼnāgataś ca yady atītam apekṣya hi.
     pratyutpanno ʼnāgataś ca kāle ʼtīte bhaviṣyataḥ.

     If the present and the future were to have reference to the past, both the present and the future would have been in the past time.

Neuter a-stem declension of अतीत (atīta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Vocative	अतीत atīta	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Accusative	अतीतम् atītam	अतीते atīte	अतीतानि / अतीता¹ atītāni / atītā¹
Instrumental	अतीतेन atītena	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतैः / अतीतेभिः¹ atītaiḥ / atītebhiḥ¹
Dative	अतीताय atītāya	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Ablative	अतीतात् atītāt	अतीताभ्याम् atītābhyām	अतीतेभ्यः atītebhyaḥ
Genitive	अतीतस्य atītasya	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतानाम् atītānām
Locative	अतीते atīte	अतीतयोः atītayoḥ	अतीतेषु atīteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

• Hindi: अतीत (atīt)
• Pali: अतीत (atīta)
• → Tocharian B: atit
• → Middle Chinese: (calque) 過去 (MC kwaH khjoH, “the past”)

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अतीत”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “Atîta”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 16/2.