निष्णात

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निष्णात (niṣṇāta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪʂ.ɳɑːt̪/, [nɪʃ.ɳäːt̪]

Adjective

निष्णात • (niṣṇāt) (indeclinable) (formal)

1. deeply versed in, skilful, clever, learned

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निष्णात”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “निष्णात”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निष्णात (niṣṇāta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niʂ.ɳat̪/

Adjective

निष्णात • (niṣṇāt)

1. skilled, versed in, clever

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “निष्णात”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निष्णात”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “निष्णात”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নিষ্ণাত (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬶᬱ᭄ᬡᬵᬢ (Balinese script)
• নিষ্ণাত (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰜𑰯𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• နိၑ္ဏာတ (Burmese script)
• નિષ્ણાત (Gujarati script)
• ਨਿਸ਼੍ਣਾਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦶꦰ꧀ꦟꦴꦠ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂝𑂰𑂞 (Kaithi script)
• ನಿಷ್ಣಾತ (Kannada script)
• និឞ្ណាត (Khmer script)
• ນິຩ຺ຓາຕ (Lao script)
• നിഷ്ണാത (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡳᢢᢏᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘜𑘰𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠢᢔᢏᠠᢗᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦼𑧑𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐞𑐵𑐟 (Newa script)
• ନିଷ୍ଣାତ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢶꢰ꣄ꢠꢵꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆟𑆳𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖜𑖯𑖝 (Siddham script)
• නිෂ‍්ණාත (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩪𑩛𑩫 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚮𑚶𑚘𑚭𑚙 (Takri script)
• நிஷ்ணாத (Tamil script)
• నిష్ణాత (Telugu script)
• นิษฺณาต (Thai script)
• ནི་ཥྞཱ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒝𑒰𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨘𑨊𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From नि- (ni-) +‎ स्नात (snātá, “bathed in”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /niʂ.ɳɑː.tɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪iʂˈɳɑː.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

निष्णात • (niṣṇāta) stem

1. deeply versed in, skilful, clever, learned

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निष्णात (niṣṇāta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निष्णातः niṣṇātaḥ	निष्णातौ / निष्णाता¹ niṣṇātau / niṣṇātā¹	निष्णाताः / निष्णातासः¹ niṣṇātāḥ / niṣṇātāsaḥ¹
Vocative	निष्णात niṣṇāta	निष्णातौ / निष्णाता¹ niṣṇātau / niṣṇātā¹	निष्णाताः / निष्णातासः¹ niṣṇātāḥ / niṣṇātāsaḥ¹
Accusative	निष्णातम् niṣṇātam	निष्णातौ / निष्णाता¹ niṣṇātau / niṣṇātā¹	निष्णातान् niṣṇātān
Instrumental	निष्णातेन niṣṇātena	निष्णाताभ्याम् niṣṇātābhyām	निष्णातैः / निष्णातेभिः¹ niṣṇātaiḥ / niṣṇātebhiḥ¹
Dative	निष्णाताय niṣṇātāya	निष्णाताभ्याम् niṣṇātābhyām	निष्णातेभ्यः niṣṇātebhyaḥ
Ablative	निष्णातात् niṣṇātāt	निष्णाताभ्याम् niṣṇātābhyām	निष्णातेभ्यः niṣṇātebhyaḥ
Genitive	निष्णातस्य niṣṇātasya	निष्णातयोः niṣṇātayoḥ	निष्णातानाम् niṣṇātānām
Locative	निष्णाते niṣṇāte	निष्णातयोः niṣṇātayoḥ	निष्णातेषु niṣṇāteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of निष्णाता (niṣṇātā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निष्णाता niṣṇātā	निष्णाते niṣṇāte	निष्णाताः niṣṇātāḥ
Vocative	निष्णाते niṣṇāte	निष्णाते niṣṇāte	निष्णाताः niṣṇātāḥ
Accusative	निष्णाताम् niṣṇātām	निष्णाते niṣṇāte	निष्णाताः niṣṇātāḥ
Instrumental	निष्णातया / निष्णाता¹ niṣṇātayā / niṣṇātā¹	निष्णाताभ्याम् niṣṇātābhyām	निष्णाताभिः niṣṇātābhiḥ
Dative	निष्णातायै niṣṇātāyai	निष्णाताभ्याम् niṣṇātābhyām	निष्णाताभ्यः niṣṇātābhyaḥ
Ablative	निष्णातायाः / निष्णातायै² niṣṇātāyāḥ / niṣṇātāyai²	निष्णाताभ्याम् niṣṇātābhyām	निष्णाताभ्यः niṣṇātābhyaḥ
Genitive	निष्णातायाः / निष्णातायै² niṣṇātāyāḥ / niṣṇātāyai²	निष्णातयोः niṣṇātayoḥ	निष्णातानाम् niṣṇātānām
Locative	निष्णातायाम् niṣṇātāyām	निष्णातयोः niṣṇātayoḥ	निष्णातासु niṣṇātāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of निष्णात (niṣṇāta)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निष्णातम् niṣṇātam	निष्णाते niṣṇāte	निष्णातानि / निष्णाता¹ niṣṇātāni / niṣṇātā¹
Vocative	निष्णात niṣṇāta	निष्णाते niṣṇāte	निष्णातानि / निष्णाता¹ niṣṇātāni / niṣṇātā¹
Accusative	निष्णातम् niṣṇātam	निष्णाते niṣṇāte	निष्णातानि / निष्णाता¹ niṣṇātāni / niṣṇātā¹
Instrumental	निष्णातेन niṣṇātena	निष्णाताभ्याम् niṣṇātābhyām	निष्णातैः / निष्णातेभिः¹ niṣṇātaiḥ / niṣṇātebhiḥ¹
Dative	निष्णाताय niṣṇātāya	निष्णाताभ्याम् niṣṇātābhyām	निष्णातेभ्यः niṣṇātebhyaḥ
Ablative	निष्णातात् niṣṇātāt	निष्णाताभ्याम् niṣṇātābhyām	निष्णातेभ्यः niṣṇātebhyaḥ
Genitive	निष्णातस्य niṣṇātasya	निष्णातयोः niṣṇātayoḥ	निष्णातानाम् niṣṇātānām
Locative	निष्णाते niṣṇāte	निष्णातयोः niṣṇātayoḥ	निष्णातेषु niṣṇāteṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “निष्णात”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 563, column 2.