निष्ठा

निष्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit निष्ठा (niṣṭhā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪʃ.ʈʰɑː/

Noun

निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) f (Urdu spelling نشٹھا‎)

1. loyalty

   सैनिक सेनापति पर दृढ़ निष्ठा रखते हैं।

   sainik senāpti par dŕṛh niṣṭhā rakhte hain.

   The soldiers have firm loyalty to the general.

2. allegiance, devotion, fidelity
3. faith, adherence
4. self-devotion

Derived terms

• निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān)

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Sanskrit

Noun

निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) f

1. devotion, attachment
2. end, termination, culminating or extreme point, decisive sentence, catastrophe
3. familiarity with, certain knowledge of

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of निष्ठा
Nom. sg.	निष्ठा (niṣṭhā)
Gen. sg.	निष्ठायाः (niṣṭhāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निष्ठा (niṣṭhā)	निष्ठे (niṣṭhe)	निष्ठाः (niṣṭhāḥ)
Vocative	निष्ठे (niṣṭhe)	निष्ठे (niṣṭhe)	निष्ठाः (niṣṭhāḥ)
Accusative	निष्ठाम् (niṣṭhām)	निष्ठे (niṣṭhe)	निष्ठाः (niṣṭhāḥ)
Instrumental	निष्ठया (niṣṭhayā)	निष्ठाभ्याम् (niṣṭhābhyām)	निष्ठाभिः (niṣṭhābhiḥ)
Dative	निष्ठायै (niṣṭhāyai)	निष्ठाभ्याम् (niṣṭhābhyām)	निष्ठाभ्यः (niṣṭhābhyaḥ)
Ablative	निष्ठायाः (niṣṭhāyāḥ)	निष्ठाभ्याम् (niṣṭhābhyām)	निष्ठाभ्यः (niṣṭhābhyaḥ)
Genitive	निष्ठायाः (niṣṭhāyāḥ)	निष्ठयोः (niṣṭhayoḥ)	निष्ठानाम् (niṣṭhānām)
Locative	निष्ठायाम् (niṣṭhāyām)	निष्ठयोः (niṣṭhayoḥ)	निष्ठासु (niṣṭhāsu)

References

• definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit