niddā

See also: nidda

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• निद्दा (Devanagari script)
• নিদ্দা (Bengali script)
• නිද‍්දා (Sinhalese script)
• နိဒ္ဒါ or ၼိၻ္ၻႃ or ၼိၻ်ၻႃ (Burmese script)
• นิทฺทา or นิททา (Thai script)
• ᨶᩥᨴ᩠ᨴᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ນິທ຺ທາ or ນິທທາ (Lao script)
• និទ្ទា (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄨𑄘𑄴𑄘𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निद्रा (nidrā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸 (ṇiddā), 𑀡𑁳𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸 (ṇĕddā).

Noun

niddā f

1. sleep, slumber

Declension

Declension table of "niddā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	niddā	niddāyo or niddā
Accusative (second)	niddaṃ	niddāyo or niddā
Instrumental (third)	niddāya	niddāhi or niddābhi
Dative (fourth)	niddāya	niddānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	niddāya	niddāhi or niddābhi
Genitive (sixth)	niddāya	niddānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	niddāya or niddāyaṃ	niddāsu
Vocative (calling)	nidde	niddāyo or niddā

Related terms

• niddāyati (“to sleep”)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “niddā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 358
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “niddā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 411