निवास
See also: नवासी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निवास (nivāsa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɪ.ʋɑːs/, [n̪ɪ.ʋäːs̪]
Noun
निवास • (nivās) m
- abode, dwelling
- उस गिरि पर मंत्री का निवास है।
- us giri par mantrī kā nivās hai.
- The minister's abode is on that mountain.
- Synonym: वास (vās)
- residence
Declension
Declension of निवास (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | निवास nivās | निवास nivās |
oblique | निवास nivās | निवासों nivāsõ |
vocative | निवास nivās | निवासो nivāso |
Derived terms
- निवास करना (nivās karnā, “to dwell”)
- निवासी (nivāsī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निवास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Etymology
From नि (ní, “down”) + वास (vāsá, “dwelling, seat”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ni.ʋɑː.sɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /n̪iˈʋɑː.s̪ɐ/
Noun
निवास • (nivāsa) m
- clothing, dress
- living, dwelling, residing
- dwelling-place, abode, house, habitation, night-quarters
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of निवास (nivāsa) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | निवासः nivāsaḥ | निवासौ nivāsau | निवासाः / निवासासः¹ nivāsāḥ / nivāsāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | निवास nivāsa | निवासौ nivāsau | निवासाः / निवासासः¹ nivāsāḥ / nivāsāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | निवासम् nivāsam | निवासौ nivāsau | निवासान् nivāsān |
Instrumental | निवासेन nivāsena | निवासाभ्याम् nivāsābhyām | निवासैः / निवासेभिः¹ nivāsaiḥ / nivāsebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | निवासाय nivāsāya | निवासाभ्याम् nivāsābhyām | निवासेभ्यः nivāsebhyaḥ |
Ablative | निवासात् nivāsāt | निवासाभ्याम् nivāsābhyām | निवासेभ्यः nivāsebhyaḥ |
Genitive | निवासस्य nivāsasya | निवासयोः nivāsayoḥ | निवासानाम् nivāsānām |
Locative | निवासे nivāse | निवासयोः nivāsayoḥ | निवासेषु nivāseṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- → Hindi: निवास (nivās)
- → Punjabi: ਨਿਵਾਸ (nivās)
- → Telugu: నివాసము (nivāsamu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “निवास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 559.