निसर्ग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निसर्ग (nisarga), from the root सृज् (sṛj).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.səɾɡ/, [nɪ.sɐɾɡ]
• Rhymes: -əɾɡ
• Hyphenation: नि‧सर्ग

Noun

निसर्ग • (nisarg) m

1. natural state, nature

   Synonyms: स्वभाव (svabhāv), प्रकृति (prakŕti)

2. natural form or condition

   Synonyms: रूप (rūp), आकृति (ākŕti)

3. a giving, a favor or grant

   Synonym: दान (dān)

4. creation

   Synonym: सृष्टि (sŕṣṭi)

5. relinquishment, abandonment

   Synonyms: परित्याग (parityāg), त्याग (tyāg)

Declension

Declension of निसर्ग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निसर्ग nisarg	निसर्ग nisarg
oblique	निसर्ग nisarg	निसर्गों nisargõ
vocative	निसर्ग nisarg	निसर्गो nisargo

Derived terms

• निसर्ग-निपुण (nisarg-nipuṇ)
• निसर्ग-भिन्न (nisarg-bhinn)
• निसर्ग-विनीत (nisarg-vinīt)
• निसर्गज (nisargaj)
• निसर्गतः (nisargataḥ)
• निसर्गसिद्ध (nisargsiddh)
• निसर्गायु (nisargāyu)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “निसर्ग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2674

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निसर्ग (nisarga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.səɾ.ɡə/

Noun

निसर्ग • (nisarga) m

1. nature

   Synonym: प्रकृती (prakrutī)

2. (uncommon) natural state or condition

Declension

Declension of निसर्ग (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	निसर्ग nisarg
direct plural	निसर्ग nisarg
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	निसर्ग nisarg		निसर्ग nisarg
oblique सामान्यरूप	निसर्गा nisargā		निसर्गां- nisargān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	निसर्गाला nisargālā		निसर्गांना nisargānnā
ergative	निसर्गाने, निसर्गानं nisargāne, nisargāna		निसर्गांनी nisargānnī
instrumental	निसर्गाशी nisargāśī		निसर्गांशी nisargānśī
locative सप्तमी	निसर्गात nisargāt		निसर्गांत nisargāt
vocative संबोधन	निसर्गा nisargā		निसर्गांनो nisargānno
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 निसर्ग (masc 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	निसर्गाचा nisargāċā	निसर्गाचे nisargāċe	निसर्गाची nisargācī	निसर्गाच्या nisargācā	निसर्गाचे, निसर्गाचं nisargāċe, nisargāċa	निसर्गाची nisargācī	निसर्गाच्या nisargācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	निसर्गांचा nisargānċā	निसर्गांचे nisargānċe	निसर्गांची nisargāñcī	निसर्गांच्या nisargāncā	निसर्गांचे, निसर्गांचं nisargānċe, nisargānċa	निसर्गांची nisargāñcī	निसर्गांच्या nisargāñcā
* 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.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “निसर्ग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निसर्ग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press