Righteousness in Malayalam
Righteousness is നീതി (neethi), a word that slides between justice, law and moral right. Preachers and judges both use it, and which English word fits depends entirely on the sentence it sits in.
Most common translation
Justice, righteousness, law, ethics, leading, government policy.
എല്ലാവർക്കും നീതി കിട്ടണം.
ellaavarkkum neethi kittanam.
Everyone should get justice.
All Malayalam words for “righteousness”
- നീതി (neethi) — Justice, righteousness, law, ethics, leading, government policy.
- ഋതം (ritham) — Truth, moral law, righteousness.
ritham is a Vedic word for cosmic moral order and stays inside religious and literary writing, so for righteousness in ordinary prose neethi is the word.
Common questions
How do you say righteousness in Malayalam?
Say നീതി (neethi).
Does neethi also mean justice?
Yes. The same word covers justice, law and righteousness, which is why context carries so much weight.