nimmala
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀦𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- निम्मल (Devanagari script)
- নিম্মল (Bengali script)
- නිම්මල (Sinhalese script)
- နိမ္မလ or ၼိမ္မလ or ၼိမ်မလ (Burmese script)
- นิมฺมล or นิมมะละ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩥᨾ᩠ᨾᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ນິມ຺ມລ or ນິມມະລະ (Lao script)
- និម្មល (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄨𑄟𑄴𑄟𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀮 (ṇimmala).
Adjective
nimmala
- clear, spotless, clean, pure
Declension
Declension table of "nimmala" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nimmalo | nimmalā |
| Accusative (second) | nimmalaṃ | nimmale |
| Instrumental (third) | nimmalena | nimmalehi or nimmalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nimmalassa or nimmalāya or nimmalatthaṃ | nimmalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nimmalasmā or nimmalamhā or nimmalā | nimmalehi or nimmalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nimmalassa | nimmalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nimmalasmiṃ or nimmalamhi or nimmale | nimmalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | nimmala | nimmalā |
Declension table of "nimmalā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nimmalā | nimmalāyo or nimmalā |
| Accusative (second) | nimmalaṃ | nimmalāyo or nimmalā |
| Instrumental (third) | nimmalāya | nimmalāhi or nimmalābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nimmalāya | nimmalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nimmalāya | nimmalāhi or nimmalābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nimmalāya | nimmalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nimmalāya or nimmalāyaṃ | nimmalāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | nimmale | nimmalāyo or nimmalā |
Declension table of "nimmala" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nimmalaṃ | nimmalāni |
| Accusative (second) | nimmalaṃ | nimmalāni |
| Instrumental (third) | nimmalena | nimmalehi or nimmalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nimmalassa or nimmalāya or nimmalatthaṃ | nimmalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nimmalasmā or nimmalamhā or nimmalā | nimmalehi or nimmalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nimmalassa | nimmalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nimmalasmiṃ or nimmalamhi or nimmale | nimmalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | nimmala | nimmalāni |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “nimmala”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 368
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nimmala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 417