नीच
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sanskrit नीच (nīca). Doublet of नीचा (nīcā).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editनीच • (nīc) (indeclinable)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नीच”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नीच”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
editAlternative scripts
- নীচ (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬷᬘ (Balinese script)
- নীচ (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰱𑰓 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀻𑀘 (Brahmi script)
- နီစ (Burmese script)
- નીચ (Gujarati script)
- ਨੀਚ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑍀𑌚 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦷꦕ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂲𑂒 (Kaithi script)
- ನೀಚ (Kannada script)
- នីច (Khmer script)
- ນີຈ (Lao script)
- നീച (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᡳᡳᢜᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘲𑘓 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠢᠢᢋᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧓𑦳 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐷𑐔 (Newa script)
- ନୀଚ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢷꢗ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆵𑆖 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖱𑖓 (Siddham script)
- නීච (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩑𑩛𑩡 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚯𑚏 (Takri script)
- நீச (Tamil script)
- నీచ (Telugu script)
- นีจ (Thai script)
- ནཱི་ཙ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒲𑒔 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨁𑨊𑨣 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)ni-Hč-ás, from the root *(H)niHanč- (whence also Avestan 𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬃𐬧𐬗- (niiā̊ṇc-, “going downwards”, adjective)) from *ní + Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editनीच • (nīca) stem
- low, not high, short, dwarfish
- deep, depressed
- short (especially hair, nails)
- low, vile, inferior (socially or morally)
- (mathematics) base, mean
Declension
editMasculine a-stem declension of नीच (nīca) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | नीचः nīcaḥ |
नीचौ / नीचा¹ nīcau / nīcā¹ |
नीचाः / नीचासः¹ nīcāḥ / nīcāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | नीच nīca |
नीचौ / नीचा¹ nīcau / nīcā¹ |
नीचाः / नीचासः¹ nīcāḥ / nīcāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | नीचम् nīcam |
नीचौ / नीचा¹ nīcau / nīcā¹ |
नीचान् nīcān |
Instrumental | नीचेन nīcena |
नीचाभ्याम् nīcābhyām |
नीचैः / नीचेभिः¹ nīcaiḥ / nīcebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | नीचाय nīcāya |
नीचाभ्याम् nīcābhyām |
नीचेभ्यः nīcebhyaḥ |
Ablative | नीचात् nīcāt |
नीचाभ्याम् nīcābhyām |
नीचेभ्यः nīcebhyaḥ |
Genitive | नीचस्य nīcasya |
नीचयोः nīcayoḥ |
नीचानाम् nīcānām |
Locative | नीचे nīce |
नीचयोः nīcayoḥ |
नीचेषु nīceṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of नीचा (nīcā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | नीचा nīcā |
नीचे nīce |
नीचाः nīcāḥ |
Vocative | नीचे nīce |
नीचे nīce |
नीचाः nīcāḥ |
Accusative | नीचाम् nīcām |
नीचे nīce |
नीचाः nīcāḥ |
Instrumental | नीचया / नीचा¹ nīcayā / nīcā¹ |
नीचाभ्याम् nīcābhyām |
नीचाभिः nīcābhiḥ |
Dative | नीचायै nīcāyai |
नीचाभ्याम् nīcābhyām |
नीचाभ्यः nīcābhyaḥ |
Ablative | नीचायाः / नीचायै² nīcāyāḥ / nīcāyai² |
नीचाभ्याम् nīcābhyām |
नीचाभ्यः nīcābhyaḥ |
Genitive | नीचायाः / नीचायै² nīcāyāḥ / nīcāyai² |
नीचयोः nīcayoḥ |
नीचानाम् nīcānām |
Locative | नीचायाम् nīcāyām |
नीचयोः nīcayoḥ |
नीचासु nīcāsu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of नीच (nīca) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | नीचम् nīcam |
नीचे nīce |
नीचानि / नीचा¹ nīcāni / nīcā¹ |
Vocative | नीच nīca |
नीचे nīce |
नीचानि / नीचा¹ nīcāni / nīcā¹ |
Accusative | नीचम् nīcam |
नीचे nīce |
नीचानि / नीचा¹ nīcāni / nīcā¹ |
Instrumental | नीचेन nīcena |
नीचाभ्याम् nīcābhyām |
नीचैः / नीचेभिः¹ nīcaiḥ / nīcebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | नीचाय nīcāya |
नीचाभ्याम् nīcābhyām |
नीचेभ्यः nīcebhyaḥ |
Ablative | नीचात् nīcāt |
नीचाभ्याम् nīcābhyām |
नीचेभ्यः nīcebhyaḥ |
Genitive | नीचस्य nīcasya |
नीचयोः nīcayoḥ |
नीचानाम् nīcānām |
Locative | नीचे nīce |
नीचयोः nīcayoḥ |
नीचेषु nīceṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
edit- Dardic:
- Kashmiri: [script needed] (nyūċu)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Marathi: नीच (nīc)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
References
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “नीच”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 565/2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 49; 60
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