निर्दोष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्दोष (nirdoṣa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪɾ.d̪oːʂ/, [nɪɾ.d̪oːʃ]

Adjective

निर्दोष • (nirdoṣ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نردوش)

  1. blameless, innocent
    Antonym: दोषी (doṣī)
    मैं इस व्यक्ति को निर्दोष साबित कर सकता हूँ।
    ma͠i is vyakti ko nirdoṣ sābit kar saktā hū̃.
    I can prove that this man is innocent.
  2. faultless

Synonyms

  • अनिन्द्य (anindya)
  • निर्दोषता (nirdoṣtā)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्दोष (nirdoṣa). By surface analysis, निर्- (nir-, without) +‎ दोष (doṣ, fault).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niɾ.d̪oʂ/
  • Hyphenation: निर्‧दोष
  • Rhymes: -oʂ

Adjective

निर्दोष • (nirdoṣ) (indeclinable)

  1. blameless, innocent
    Synonym: निष्पाप (niṣpāp)
    Antonym: दोषी (doṣī)
  2. free from fault or defect

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “निर्दोष”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “निर्दोष”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निर्दोष”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Adjective

निर्दोष • (nirdoṣa) stem

  1. faultless
  2. defectless
  3. guiltless, innocent
  • निर्दोषता (nirdoṣatā)