नय

Kurukh

Etymology

From Indo-Aryan.

Numeral

नय (nay)

1. eight

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• naya (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• নয (Bengali script)
• නය (Sinhalese script)
• နယ or ၼယ (Burmese script)
• นย or นะยะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ນຍ or ນະຍະ or ນະຢະ (Lao script)
• នយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄠 (Chakma script)

Adjective

नय

1. Devanagari script form of naya (“leading”)
   • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[1] (overall work in Pali), page 7; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:

     अस्सरं खो व्यञ्जनं अधोठितं परक्खरं नये युत्ते।

     Assaraṃ kho vyañjanaṃ adhoṭhitaṃ parakkharaṃ naye yutte.

     Assuredly the dead consonant preceding and in the lead of the other consonant in junction.

Declension

Declension table of "नय" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	नयो (nayo)	नया (nayā)
Accusative (second)	नयं (nayaṃ)	नये (naye)
Instrumental (third)	नयेन (nayena)	नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Dative (fourth)	नयस्स (nayassa) or नयाय (nayāya) or नयत्थं (nayatthaṃ)	नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	नयस्मा (nayasmā) or नयम्हा (nayamhā) or नया (nayā)	नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	नयस्स (nayassa)	नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	नयस्मिं (nayasmiṃ) or नयम्हि (nayamhi) or नये (naye)	नयेसु (nayesu)
Vocative (calling)	नय (naya)	नया (nayā)

Declension table of "नय" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	नयं (nayaṃ)	नयानि (nayāni)
Accusative (second)	नयं (nayaṃ)	नयानि (nayāni)
Instrumental (third)	नयेन (nayena)	नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Dative (fourth)	नयस्स (nayassa) or नयाय (nayāya) or नयत्थं (nayatthaṃ)	नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	नयस्मा (nayasmā) or नयम्हा (nayamhā) or नया (nayā)	नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	नयस्स (nayassa)	नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	नयस्मिं (nayasmiṃ) or नयम्हि (nayamhi) or नये (naye)	नयेसु (nayesu)
Vocative (calling)	नय (naya)	नयानि (nayāni)

Noun

नय m

1. Devanagari script form of naya (“method”)

Declension

Declension table of "नय" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	नयो (nayo)	नया (nayā)
Accusative (second)	नयं (nayaṃ)	नये (naye)
Instrumental (third)	नयेन (nayena)	नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Dative (fourth)	नयस्स (nayassa) or नयाय (nayāya) or नयत्थं (nayatthaṃ)	नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	नयस्मा (nayasmā) or नयम्हा (nayamhā) or नया (nayā)	नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	नयस्स (nayassa)	नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	नयस्मिं (nayasmiṃ) or नयम्हि (nayamhi) or नये (naye)	नयेसु (nayesu)
Vocative (calling)	नय (naya)	नया (nayā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নয় (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬬ (Balinese script)
• নয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• နယ (Burmese script)
• નય (Gujarati script)
• ਨਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ನಯ (Kannada script)
• នយ (Khmer script)
• ນຍ (Lao script)
• നയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐫 (Newa script)
• ନଯ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖧 (Siddham script)
• නය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚣 (Takri script)
• நய (Tamil script)
• నయ (Telugu script)
• นย (Thai script)
• ན་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root नी (nī).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɐ.jɐ/

Noun

नय • (naya) stem, m

1. leading (of an army)
2. conduct, behavior, (esp.) prudent conduct or behavior, good management, polity, civil and military government
3. wisdom, prudence, reason
4. plan, design
5. leading thought, maxim, principle, system, method, doctrine

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नय (naya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नयः nayaḥ	नयौ / नया¹ nayau / nayā¹	नयाः / नयासः¹ nayāḥ / nayāsaḥ¹
Vocative	नय naya	नयौ / नया¹ nayau / nayā¹	नयाः / नयासः¹ nayāḥ / nayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	नयम् nayam	नयौ / नया¹ nayau / nayā¹	नयान् nayān
Instrumental	नयेन nayena	नयाभ्याम् nayābhyām	नयैः / नयेभिः¹ nayaiḥ / nayebhiḥ¹
Dative	नयाय nayāya	नयाभ्याम् nayābhyām	नयेभ्यः nayebhyaḥ
Ablative	नयात् nayāt	नयाभ्याम् nayābhyām	नयेभ्यः nayebhyaḥ
Genitive	नयस्य nayasya	नययोः nayayoḥ	नयानाम् nayānām
Locative	नये naye	नययोः nayayoḥ	नयेषु nayeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

नय • (naya) stem

1. fit, right, proper

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नय
Nom. sg.	नयः (nayaḥ)
Gen. sg.	नयस्य (nayasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नयः (nayaḥ)	नयौ (nayau)	नयाः (nayāḥ)
Vocative	नय (naya)	नयौ (nayau)	नयाः (nayāḥ)
Accusative	नयम् (nayam)	नयौ (nayau)	नयान् (nayān)
Instrumental	नयेन (nayena)	नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām)	नयैः (nayaiḥ)
Dative	नयाय (nayāya)	नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām)	नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
Ablative	नयात् (nayāt)	नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām)	नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
Genitive	नयस्य (nayasya)	नययोः (nayayoḥ)	नयानाम् (nayānām)
Locative	नये (naye)	नययोः (nayayoḥ)	नयेषु (nayeṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of नय
Nom. sg.	नया (nayā)
Gen. sg.	नयायाः (nayāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नया (nayā)	नये (naye)	नयाः (nayāḥ)
Vocative	नये (naye)	नये (naye)	नयाः (nayāḥ)
Accusative	नयाम् (nayām)	नये (naye)	नयाः (nayāḥ)
Instrumental	नयया (nayayā)	नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām)	नयाभिः (nayābhiḥ)
Dative	नयायै (nayāyai)	नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām)	नयाभ्यः (nayābhyaḥ)
Ablative	नयायाः (nayāyāḥ)	नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām)	नयाभ्यः (nayābhyaḥ)
Genitive	नयायाः (nayāyāḥ)	नययोः (nayayoḥ)	नयानाम् (nayānām)
Locative	नयायाम् (nayāyām)	नययोः (nayayoḥ)	नयासु (nayāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of नय
Nom. sg.	नयम् (nayam)
Gen. sg.	नयस्य (nayasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नयम् (nayam)	नये (naye)	नयानि (nayāni)
Vocative	नय (naya)	नये (naye)	नयानि (nayāni)
Accusative	नयम् (nayam)	नये (naye)	नयानि (nayāni)
Instrumental	नयेन (nayena)	नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām)	नयैः (nayaiḥ)
Dative	नयाय (nayāya)	नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām)	नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
Ablative	नयात् (nayāt)	नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām)	नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
Genitive	नयस्य (nayasya)	नययोः (nayayoḥ)	नयानाम् (nayānām)
Locative	नये (naye)	नययोः (nayayoḥ)	नयेषु (nayeṣu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “नय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 528/2.