niggahīta
See also: niggahita
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀦𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀳𑀻𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- निग्गहीत (Devanagari script)
- নিগ্গহীত (Bengali script)
- නිග්ගහීත (Sinhalese script)
- နိဂ္ဂဟီတ or နိဂ္ဂဟဳတ or ၼိၷ္ၷႁီတ or ၼိၷ်ၷႁီတ (Burmese script)
- นิคฺคหีต or นิคคะหีตะ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩥᨣ᩠ᨣᩉᩦᨲ (Tai Tham script)
- ນິຄ຺ຄຫີຕ or ນິຄຄະຫີຕະ (Lao script)
- និគ្គហីត (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄨𑄉𑄴𑄉𑄦𑄩𑄖 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
- niggahita (Latin script)
- 𑀦𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- निग्गहित (Devanagari script)
- নিগ্গহিত (Bengali script)
- නිග්ගහිත (Sinhalese script)
- နိဂ္ဂဟိတ or ၼိၷ္ၷႁိတ or ၼိၷ်ၷႁိတ (Burmese script)
- นิคฺคหิต or นิคคะหิตะ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩥᨣ᩠ᨣᩉᩥᨲ (Tai Tham script)
- ນິຄ຺ຄຫິຕ or ນິຄຄະຫິຕະ (Lao script)
- និគ្គហិត (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄨𑄉𑄴𑄉𑄦𑄨𑄖 (Chakma script)
Etymology
The noun is a specific application of the adjective.
Adjective
niggahīta
- past participle of niggaṇhāti (“to restrain”)
Declension
Declension table of "niggahīta" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | niggahīto | niggahītā |
| Accusative (second) | niggahītaṃ | niggahīte |
| Instrumental (third) | niggahītena | niggahītehi or niggahītebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | niggahītassa or niggahītāya or niggahītatthaṃ | niggahītānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | niggahītasmā or niggahītamhā or niggahītā | niggahītehi or niggahītebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | niggahītassa | niggahītānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | niggahītasmiṃ or niggahītamhi or niggahīte | niggahītesu |
| Vocative (calling) | niggahīta | niggahītā |
Declension table of "niggahītā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | niggahītā | niggahītāyo or niggahītā |
| Accusative (second) | niggahītaṃ | niggahītāyo or niggahītā |
| Instrumental (third) | niggahītāya | niggahītāhi or niggahītābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | niggahītāya | niggahītānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | niggahītāya | niggahītāhi or niggahītābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | niggahītāya | niggahītānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | niggahītāya or niggahītāyaṃ | niggahītāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | niggahīte | niggahītāyo or niggahītā |
Declension table of "niggahīta" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | niggahītaṃ | niggahītāni |
| Accusative (second) | niggahītaṃ | niggahītāni |
| Instrumental (third) | niggahītena | niggahītehi or niggahītebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | niggahītassa or niggahītāya or niggahītatthaṃ | niggahītānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | niggahītasmā or niggahītamhā or niggahītā | niggahītehi or niggahītebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | niggahītassa | niggahītānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | niggahītasmiṃ or niggahītamhi or niggahīte | niggahītesu |
| Vocative (calling) | niggahīta | niggahītāni |
Noun
niggahīta n
- The nasal consonant ṃ in the Pali language.
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar][1] (overall work in Pali), page 5; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
- अं इति निग्गहीतं नाम।
- Aṃ iti niggahītaṃ nāma.
- The 'ṃ' is called 'niggahīta' (lit. 'restrained').
Declension
Declension table of "niggahīta" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | niggahītaṃ | niggahītāni |
| Accusative (second) | niggahītaṃ | niggahītāni |
| Instrumental (third) | niggahītena | niggahītehi or niggahītebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | niggahītassa or niggahītāya or niggahītatthaṃ | niggahītānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | niggahītasmā or niggahītamhā or niggahītā | niggahītehi or niggahītebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | niggahītassa | niggahītānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | niggahītasmiṃ or niggahītamhi or niggahīte | niggahītesu |
| Vocative (calling) | niggahīta | niggahītāni |