निदान

See also: नादान

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निदान (nidāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.d̪an/

Noun

निदान • (nidān) n

1. primary cause

   Synonym: मूळ (mūḷ)

2. diagnosis

Declension

Declension of निदान (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	निदान nidān
direct plural	निदाने, निदानं nidāne, nidāna
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	निदान nidān		निदाने, निदानं nidāne, nidāna
oblique सामान्यरूप	निदाना nidānā		निदानां- nidānān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	निदानाला nidānālā		निदानांना nidānānnā
ergative	निदानाने, निदानानं nidānāne, nidānāna		निदानांनी nidānānnī
instrumental	निदानाशी nidānāśī		निदानांशी nidānānśī
locative सप्तमी	निदानात nidānāt		निदानांत nidānāt
vocative संबोधन	निदाना nidānā		निदानांनो nidānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of निदान (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	निदानाचा nidānāċā	निदानाचे nidānāċe	निदानाची nidānācī	निदानाच्या nidānācā	निदानाचे, निदानाचं nidānāċe, nidānāċa	निदानाची nidānācī	निदानाच्या nidānācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	निदानांचा nidānānċā	निदानांचे nidānānċe	निदानांची nidānāñcī	निदानांच्या nidānāncā	निदानांचे, निदानांचं nidānānċe, nidānānċa	निदानांची nidānāñcī	निदानांच्या nidānāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Adverb

निदान • (nidān)

1. (focus) at least, relating to an extremity

   Synonym: कमीत कमी (kamīt kamī)

   निदान हस तरी!

   nidān has tarī!

   Laugh, at least!

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निदान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “निदान”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nidāˊna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press