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नि

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Shortened form of आणि (āṇi) ?

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ni/, [niː]

Conjunction

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नि (ni)

  1. and
    Synonyms: आणि (āṇi), अन् (an), (va)

Usage notes

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This word is an exception to the orthographic rule that word-final /i/ and /u/ in native (non-borrowed) words are always long.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Raeside, Ian Matthew Paton, Nemade, Bhalchandra Vanaji (1991) Marathi Reading Course, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, page 16

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नि”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ni]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: नि

Particle

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नि (ni)

  1. Emphatic interrogative particle placed at the end of the sentence.

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ní, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ní, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ni (thus ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬌 (ni), German nieder, English nether, beneath.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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नि ()

  1. down
  2. back
  3. in, into

See also

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Etymology 2

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See नी ().

Noun

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नि () stemm or f or n

  1. Alternative spelling of नी (nī́, leading, guide, leader)
Declension
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Masculine i-stem declension of नि ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative निः
níḥ
नी
nī́
नयः
náyaḥ
Vocative ने
नी
nī́
नयः
náyaḥ
Accusative निम्
ním
नी
nī́
नीन्
nī́n
Instrumental निना / न्या¹
nínā / nyā́¹
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभिः
níbhiḥ
Dative नये
náye
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभ्यः
níbhyaḥ
Ablative नेः / न्यः¹
néḥ / nyáḥ¹
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभ्यः
níbhyaḥ
Genitive नेः / न्यः¹
néḥ / nyáḥ¹
न्योः
nyóḥ
नीनाम्
nīnā́m
Locative नौ / ना¹
naú / nā́¹
न्योः
nyóḥ
निषु
níṣu
Notes
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Feminine i-stem declension of नि ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative निः
níḥ
नी
nī́
नयः
náyaḥ
Vocative ने
नी
nī́
नयः
náyaḥ
Accusative निम्
ním
नी
nī́
नीः
nī́ḥ
Instrumental न्या / नी¹
nyā́ / nī́¹
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभिः
níbhiḥ
Dative नये / न्यै² / नी¹
náye / nyaí² / nī́¹
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभ्यः
níbhyaḥ
Ablative नेः / न्याः² / न्यै³
néḥ / nyā́ḥ² / nyaí³
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभ्यः
níbhyaḥ
Genitive नेः / न्याः² / न्यै³
néḥ / nyā́ḥ² / nyaí³
न्योः
nyóḥ
नीनाम्
nīnā́m
Locative नौ / न्याम्² / ना¹
naú / nyā́m² / nā́¹
न्योः
nyóḥ
निषु
níṣu
Notes
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  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas
Neuter i-stem declension of नि ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नि
निनी
nínī
नीनि / नि¹ / नी¹
nī́ni / ní¹ / nī́¹
Vocative नि / ने
ní / né
निनी
nínī
नीनि / नि¹ / नी¹
nī́ni / ní¹ / nī́¹
Accusative नि
निनी
nínī
नीनि / नि¹ / नी¹
nī́ni / ní¹ / nī́¹
Instrumental निना / न्या¹
nínā / nyā́¹
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभिः
níbhiḥ
Dative निने / नये¹
níne / náye¹
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभ्यः
níbhyaḥ
Ablative निनः / नेः¹
nínaḥ / néḥ¹
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभ्यः
níbhyaḥ
Genitive निनः / नेः¹
nínaḥ / néḥ¹
निनोः
nínoḥ
नीनाम्
nīnā́m
Locative निनि / नौ¹ / ना¹
níni / naú¹ / nā́¹
निनोः
nínoḥ
निषु
níṣu
Notes
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Etymology 3

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See निषाध (niṣādha).

Noun

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नि () stemm

  1. Alternative spelling of निषाध (niṣādha, the 7th musical note)
Declension
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Masculine i-stem declension of नि ()
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative निः
níḥ
नी
nī́
नयः
náyaḥ
Vocative ने
नी
nī́
नयः
náyaḥ
Accusative निम्
ním
नी
nī́
नीन्
nī́n
Instrumental निना / न्या¹
nínā / nyā́¹
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभिः
níbhiḥ
Dative नये
náye
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभ्यः
níbhyaḥ
Ablative नेः / न्यः¹
néḥ / nyáḥ¹
निभ्याम्
níbhyām
निभ्यः
níbhyaḥ
Genitive नेः / न्यः¹
néḥ / nyáḥ¹
न्योः
nyóḥ
नीनाम्
nīnā́m
Locative नौ / ना¹
naú / nā́¹
न्योः
nyóḥ
निषु
níṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “नि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0538/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 40-1