niccaṃ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀁 (Brahmi script)
• निच्चं (Devanagari script)
• নিচ্চং (Bengali script)
• නිච‍්චං (Sinhalese script)
• နိစ္စံ or ၼိၸ္ၸံ or ၼိၸ်ၸံ (Burmese script)
• นิจฺจํ or นิจจัง (Thai script)
• ᨶᩥᨧ᩠ᨧᩴ (Tai Tham script)
• ນິຈ຺ຈໍ or ນິຈຈັງ (Lao script)
• និច្ចំ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄨𑄌𑄴𑄌𑄁 (Chakma script)

Etymology

The adverb is regularly derived from the adjective, being identical with its neuter singular.

Adjective

niccaṃ

1. inflection of nicca (“permanent”):
   1. nominative singular neuter
   2. accusative singular masculine/feminine/neuter

Noun

niccaṃ

1. nominative/accusative singular of nicca (“permanence”)

Adverb

niccaṃ

1. perpetually
2. constantly
3. always

Synonyms

• sadā