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): /n̪iʂ.ɳɑː.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

निष्णात • (niṣṇāta) stem

1. deeply versed in, skilful, clever, learned

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निष्णात

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	निष्णातः (niṣṇātaḥ)	निष्णातौ (niṣṇātau) निष्णाता¹ (niṣṇātā¹)	निष्णाताः (niṣṇātāḥ) निष्णातासः¹ (niṣṇātāsaḥ¹)
vocative	निष्णात (niṣṇāta)	निष्णातौ (niṣṇātau) निष्णाता¹ (niṣṇātā¹)	निष्णाताः (niṣṇātāḥ) निष्णातासः¹ (niṣṇātāsaḥ¹)
accusative	निष्णातम् (niṣṇātam)	निष्णातौ (niṣṇātau) निष्णाता¹ (niṣṇātā¹)	निष्णातान् (niṣṇātān)
instrumental	निष्णातेन (niṣṇātena)	निष्णाताभ्याम् (niṣṇātābhyām)	निष्णातैः (niṣṇātaiḥ) निष्णातेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of निष्णाता

	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 (niṣṇātayā) निष्णाता¹ (niṣṇātā¹)	निष्णाताभ्याम् (niṣṇātābhyām)	निष्णाताभिः (niṣṇātābhiḥ)
dative	निष्णातायै (niṣṇātāyai)	निष्णाताभ्याम् (niṣṇātābhyām)	निष्णाताभ्यः (niṣṇātābhyaḥ)
ablative	निष्णातायाः (niṣṇātāyāḥ) निष्णातायै² (niṣṇātāyai²)	निष्णाताभ्याम् (niṣṇātābhyām)	निष्णाताभ्यः (niṣṇātābhyaḥ)
genitive	निष्णातायाः (niṣṇātāyāḥ) निष्णातायै² (niṣṇātāyai²)	निष्णातयोः (niṣṇātayoḥ)	निष्णातानाम् (niṣṇātānām)
locative	निष्णातायाम् (niṣṇātāyām)	निष्णातयोः (niṣṇātayoḥ)	निष्णातासु (niṣṇātāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of निष्णात

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	निष्णातम् (niṣṇātam)	निष्णाते (niṣṇāte)	निष्णातानि (niṣṇātāni) निष्णाता¹ (niṣṇātā¹)
vocative	निष्णात (niṣṇāta)	निष्णाते (niṣṇāte)	निष्णातानि (niṣṇātāni) निष्णाता¹ (niṣṇātā¹)
accusative	निष्णातम् (niṣṇātam)	निष्णाते (niṣṇāte)	निष्णातानि (niṣṇātāni) निष्णाता¹ (niṣṇātā¹)
instrumental	निष्णातेन (niṣṇātena)	निष्णाताभ्याम् (niṣṇātābhyām)	निष्णातैः (niṣṇātaiḥ) निष्णातेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Further reading

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