निमित्त
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নিমিত্ত (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬶᬫᬶᬢ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
- নিমিত্ত (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰰𑰦𑰰𑰝𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀺𑀫𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- နိမိတ္တ (Burmese script)
- નિમિત્ત (Gujarati script)
- ਨਿਮਿਤ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦶꦩꦶꦠ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂱𑂧𑂱𑂞𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ನಿಮಿತ್ತ (Kannada script)
- និមិត្ត (Khmer script)
- ນິມິຕ຺ຕ (Lao script)
- നിമിത്ത (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᡳᠮᡳᢠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘱𑘦𑘱𑘝𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠢᠮᠢᢐᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧒𑧆𑧒𑦽𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐶𑐩𑐶𑐟𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
- ନିମିତ୍ତ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢶꢪꢶꢡ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆴𑆩𑆴𑆠𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖰𑖦𑖰𑖝𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
- නිමිත්ත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩑𑩴𑩑𑩫 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚮𑚢𑚮𑚙𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
- நிமித்த (Tamil script)
- నిమిత్త (Telugu script)
- นิมิตฺต (Thai script)
- ནི་མི་ཏྟ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒱𑒧𑒱𑒞𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨁𑨢𑨁𑨙𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Of uncertain origin, though probably from नि- (ni-, “down, back, in”) + a derivative of the root मा (mā, “to measure, ascertain”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ni.mit.tɐ/, [ni.mit̚.tɐ]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /n̪i.mit̪.t̪ɐ/, [n̪i.mit̪̚.t̪ɐ]
Noun
निमित्त • (nimitta) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | निमित्तम् (nimittam) | निमित्ते (nimitte) | निमित्तानि (nimittāni) निमित्ता¹ (nimittā¹) |
| accusative | निमित्तम् (nimittam) | निमित्ते (nimitte) | निमित्तानि (nimittāni) निमित्ता¹ (nimittā¹) |
| instrumental | निमित्तेन (nimittena) | निमित्ताभ्याम् (nimittābhyām) | निमित्तैः (nimittaiḥ) निमित्तेभिः¹ (nimittebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | निमित्ताय (nimittāya) | निमित्ताभ्याम् (nimittābhyām) | निमित्तेभ्यः (nimittebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | निमित्तात् (nimittāt) | निमित्ताभ्याम् (nimittābhyām) | निमित्तेभ्यः (nimittebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | निमित्तस्य (nimittasya) | निमित्तयोः (nimittayoḥ) | निमित्तानाम् (nimittānām) |
| locative | निमित्ते (nimitte) | निमित्तयोः (nimittayoḥ) | निमित्तेषु (nimitteṣu) |
| vocative | निमित्त (nimitta) | निमित्ते (nimitte) | निमित्तानि (nimittāni) निमित्ता¹ (nimittā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: nimitta
- → Burmese: နိမိတ် (ni.mit)
- Prakrit: 𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ṇimitta)
- Sinhalese: නිමිති (nimiti), නිවිති (niwiti)
- → Tamil: நிமித்தம் (nimittam)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “nimitta-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 44
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “निमित्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 551, column 1.