เนียต
nîiatMeanings
1NounC1
intention; resolve
intention, purpose, or resolve, especially in an Islamic religious context before performing a ritual or prayer
Examples
การทำความดีgaan-tam-kwaam-diiการทำความดีgaan-tam-kwaam-diidoing good deeds; act of kindnessทุกอย่างtúk-yàangทุกอย่างtúk-yàangeverything; all thingsต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtôn1[to] begin; start; commence2initial; at the start; introductory3beginning; start; outsetด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเนียตnîiatเนียตnîiat1intention; resolve2[to] intend; [to] make an intentionที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirable
Every good deed must start with a good intention.
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ในnaiศาสนาอิสลามsàat-sà-nǎa-ìt-sà-laamเนียตnîiatเป็นbpenสิ่งสำคัญsìng-sǎm-kanมากmâakก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmทำtamละหมาดlá-màat
In Islam, intention is very important before starting a prayer.
แม้mɛ́ɛการกระทำgaan-grà-tamจะjàดูดีduu-diiเพียงใดpiiang-daiแต่dtɛ̀ɛหากhàakเนียตnîiatไม่บริสุทธิ์mâi-bɔɔ-rí-sùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพระผู้เป็นเจ้าprá-pûu-bpen-jâaoการกระทำgaan-grà-tamนั้นnánก็gɔ̂ไร้ผลrái-pǒn
No matter how good the action looks, if the intention is not pure for God, that action is fruitless.
การถือศีลอดgaan tĕu sĭin òtในnaiเดือนรอมฎอนdeuuan rom-má-donจะjàสมบูรณ์sŏm-boonได้dâiต้องมีdtông meeการตั้งgaan dtângเนียตnîiatอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jaynในใจnai jaiก่อนgònรุ่งสางrûng sàang
Fasting in the month of Ramadan can only be complete with a clear intention set in the mind before dawn.
2VerbC1
[to] intend; [to] make an intention
to make an intention or resolve to perform a duty, typically an Islamic religious act
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เนียตnîiatเนียตnîiat1intention; resolve2[to] intend; [to] make an intentionว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถือศีลอดtʉ̌ʉ-sǐin-òtถือศีลอดtʉ̌ʉ-sǐin-òt[to] observe a religious fastในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níiวันพรุ่งนี้wan-prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
I formulated the intention that I will fast tomorrow.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnอาบน้ำàap-náamละหมาดlá-màatมุสลิมmút-sà-limทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngเนียตnîiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชำระล้างcham-rá-láangร่างกายrâang-gaaiให้hâiสะอาดsà-àat
Before performing ablution, every Muslim must make an intention to purify their body.
ผู้ศรัทธาpûu-sàt-taaควรkuuanเนียตnîiatอย่างyàangแน่วแน่nɛ̂ɛo-nɛ̂ɛก่อนgɔ̀ɔnจ่ายjàaiซะกาตsá-gàatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความบริสุทธิ์ใจkwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùt-jaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔพระผู้เป็นเจ้าprá-pûu-bpen-jâao
Believers should make a firm intention before giving Zakat to show their sincerity to the Almighty.
หากhàakคุณลืมkun-lʉʉmเนียตnîiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmถือศีลอดtʉ̌ʉ-sǐin-òtการถือศีลอดgaan-tʉ̌ʉ-sǐin-òtในnaiวันนั้นwan-nánอาจàatไม่สมบูรณ์mâi-sǒm-buunตามdtaamหลักlàkศาสนsàat-sà-náบัญญัติban-yàt
If you forget to make the intention before you begin fasting, the fasting on that day may not be valid according to religious laws.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nîiat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |