नि
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Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortened form of आणि (āṇi) ?
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Conjunction
[edit]नि • (ni)
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नि”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Nepali
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]नि • (ni)
- Emphatic interrogative particle placed at the end of the sentence.
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- নি (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
- নি (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- နိ (Burmese script)
- નિ (Gujarati script)
- ਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ನಿ (Kannada script)
- និ (Khmer script)
- ນິ (Lao script)
- നി (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
- ନି (Odia script)
- ꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
- නි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
- நி (Tamil script)
- ని (Telugu script)
- นิ (Thai script)
- ནི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]Prefix
[edit]नि • (ní)
See also
[edit]- निस्- (nís)
Etymology 2
[edit]See नी (nī).
Noun
[edit]नि • (ní) stem, m or f or n
- Alternative spelling of नी (nī́, “leading, guide, leader”)
Declension
[edit]Masculine i-stem declension of नि (ní) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | निः níḥ |
नी nī́ |
नयः náyaḥ |
Vocative | ने né |
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 (ní) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | निः níḥ |
नी nī́ |
नयः náyaḥ |
Vocative | ने né |
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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Neuter i-stem declension of नि (ní) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | नि ní |
निनी nínī |
नीनि / नि¹ / नी¹ nī́ni / ní¹ / nī́¹ |
Vocative | नि / ने ní / né |
निनी nínī |
नीनि / नि¹ / नी¹ nī́ni / ní¹ / nī́¹ |
Accusative | नि ní |
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
[edit]See निषाध (niṣādha).
Noun
[edit]नि • (ní) stem, m
- Alternative spelling of निषाध (niṣādha, “the 7th musical note”)
Declension
[edit]Masculine i-stem declension of नि (ní) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | निः níḥ |
नी nī́ |
नयः náyaḥ |
Vocative | ने né |
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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References
[edit]- 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
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