निमिष
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬦᬶᬫᬶᬱ (Balinese script)
- নিমিষ (Assamese script)
- নিমিষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰰𑰦𑰰𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀺𑀫𑀺𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌷 (Grantha script)
- નિમિષ (Gujarati script)
- ꦤꦶꦩꦶꦰ (Javanese script)
- និមិឞ (Khmer script)
- ನಿಮಿಷ (Kannada script)
- ນິມິຩ (Lao script)
- 𑘡𑘱𑘦𑘱𑘬 (Modi script)
- နိမိၑ (Burmese script)
- 𑧁𑧒𑧆𑧒𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐶𑐩𑐶𑐲 (Newa script)
- ନିମିଷ (Oriya script)
- ꢥꢶꢪꢶꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆴𑆩𑆴𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖰𑖦𑖰𑖬 (Siddham script)
- నిమిష (Telugu script)
- นิมิษ (Thai script)
- ནིམིཥ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒱𑒧𑒱𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From निमिषति (nimiṣati, “to shut the eyelids, wink, fall asleep”), from नि- (ni-) + मिषति (miṣati).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ni.mi.ʂɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈn̪i.mi.ʂɐ/
Noun
निमिष • (nimiṣa) m
- a moment
- twinkling
- blinking
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of निमिष (nimiṣa) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | निमिषः nimiṣaḥ | निमिषौ nimiṣau | निमिषाः / निमिषासः¹ nimiṣāḥ / nimiṣāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | निमिष nimiṣa | निमिषौ nimiṣau | निमिषाः / निमिषासः¹ nimiṣāḥ / nimiṣāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | निमिषम् nimiṣam | निमिषौ nimiṣau | निमिषान् nimiṣān |
Instrumental | निमिषेण nimiṣeṇa | निमिषाभ्याम् nimiṣābhyām | निमिषैः / निमिषेभिः¹ nimiṣaiḥ / nimiṣebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | निमिषाय nimiṣāya | निमिषाभ्याम् nimiṣābhyām | निमिषेभ्यः nimiṣebhyaḥ |
Ablative | निमिषात् nimiṣāt | निमिषाभ्याम् nimiṣābhyām | निमिषेभ्यः nimiṣebhyaḥ |
Genitive | निमिषस्य nimiṣasya | निमिषयोः nimiṣayoḥ | निमिषाणाम् nimiṣāṇām |
Locative | निमिषे nimiṣe | निमिषयोः nimiṣayoḥ | निमिषेषु nimiṣeṣu |
Notes |
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Derived terms
- निमिषान्तर (nimiṣāntara)
Descendants
→Tatsama:
- Gujarati: નિમિષ (nimiṣ)
- Hindi: निमिष (nimiṣ)
- Kannada: ನಿಮಿಷ (nimiṣa)
- Malayalam: നിമിഷം (nimiṣaṃ)
- Tamil: நிமிஷம் (nimiṣam)
- Telugu: నిమిషము (nimiṣamu)