Nij: 10 definitions
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Nij means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNij (निज्).—3 U. (nenekti, nenikte, praṇenekti, nikta)
1) To wash, cleanse, purify; सस्नुः पयः पपुरनेनिजुरम्बराणि (sasnuḥ payaḥ papuranenijurambarāṇi) Śiśupālavadha 5.28.
2) To wash or clean oneself, to be purified (Ā.).
3) To nourish. -With निस् (nis) to wash, clean, purify; तोयनिर्णिक्त- पाणयः (toyanirṇikta- pāṇayaḥ) R.17.22; Y.1.191; Manusmṛti 5.127.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṆij (णिज्).—[(i) ṇiji] r. 2nd cl. (niṃkte praṇiṃkte) To kiss; the cleanse, (au, ira) auṇijira r. 3rd cl. (nenekti nenikte) 1. To nurture, to cherish or maintain. 2. To purify, to cleanse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNij (निज्).— ii. 3, [Parasmaipada.] [Ātmanepada.] 1. To cleanse, Mahābhārata 7, 8531. 2. † To nourish.
— With the prep. nis nis, nirṇikta 1. Sprinkled, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 127. 2. Polished, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 28, 27. 3. Purified, Mahābhārata 12, 9735. 4. Cleared up, explained, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 11220.
— With parinis pari -nis To wash, Mahābhārata 5, 1399.
— Cf. probably .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNij (निज्).—[participle] nikta (q.v.), [Intensive] nenekti, nenikte wash, cleanse, purify; [Middle] refl.
— ava = [Simple]; [Causative] avanejayati cause to wash off. abhyava A.[Middle] wash, cleanse; [Causative] = [preceding] [Causative] nis A. wash off, cleanse; [Middle] wash, dress, or adorn one’s self. pra wash off, cleanse. vi wipe off. — Cf. nirṇikta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nij (निज्):—[class] 2. [Ātmanepada] niṅkte, [Dhātupāṭha xxiv, 16];—[class] 3. [Parasmaipada][Ātmanepada] nenekti, nenikte ([Intensive]?; cf. below), [Dhātupāṭha xxv, 11] (from the [present tense] stem only 2 [plural] [imperative] ninikta, [Ṛg-veda], p. nijāna, [ib.], nije = ninije, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]; [perfect tense] nineja, ninije [grammar]; [future], nekṣyati, nektā, [ib.]; [Aorist] anijam, jan, [Atharva-veda]; anaikṣīt, nikṣi, [ib.]; [indeclinable participle] niktvā, [Brāhmaṇa]; -nijya, [ib.]; [dative case] [infinitive mood] -nije, [Ṛg-veda]),
—to wash, cleanse, purify ([Ātmanepada] one’s self), [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.;
—to nourish, [Dhātupāṭha] :—[Passive voice] nijyate, to be washed etc., [Mahābhārata] :—[Causal] nejayati, [Brāhmaṇa];—[Aorist] anīnijat [grammar]:—[Desiderative] ninikṣati [grammar]:—[Intensive] nenekti, nenikte (cf. above; [Potential] neniyāt, [Manu-smṛti viii, 396]; nenijīsti, nenijyate [grammar]),
—to wash (one’s self).
2) cf. [Greek] νίζω for νιγ-ζω ; [Anglo-Saxon] nicor; [German] Nix, Nixe.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṆij (णिज्):—(la, i) niṃkte 2. d. To cleanse with; (li, au, ira) nenekti to cherish; nenikte 3. c. To purify.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNij in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) own, one’s own; —[karake] particularly; personally; —[ka] personal, one’s own; ~[ta/~tva] characteristic, characteristic quality; personal element; ~[sva] (one’s) due..—nij (निज) is alternatively transliterated as Nija.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNij is another spelling for निज [nija].—adj. 1. one's own; 2. personal; private; 3. particular; special; pron. 1. self; 2. the same; ditto;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+210): Nija, Nija kaandla, Nija-kaandla, Nija-kandla, Nijaatmak, Nijaatmak-nibandh, Nijaatmak-style, Nijaayat, Nijabhakta, Nijabhakti, Nijabimdu, Nijabodha, Nijabuddhi, Nijacarma, Nijacaryacintanaprakara, Nijadesa, Nijadhama, Nijadhriti, Nijadhyasa, Nijagandha.
Ends with (+22): Abhyavanij, Adhinirnij, Ashvanirnij, Avanij, Banij, Bhanij, Bidalavanij, Candranirnij, Chandranirnij, Dharmavanij, Durvanij, Gandhabanij, Gandhavanij, Ghritanirnij, Gud-khanij, Hiranyanirnij, Kamsavanij, Khanij, Kuvanij, Mahavanij.
Full-text (+16): Nejaka, Nirneka, Nirnega, Nirnejaka, Avaneja, Parinirnij, Avanegya, Pranij, Niktahasta, Pratyavanejana, Nirnejana, Nija, Avanejana, Nirnij, Pravanij, Ninj, Nikta, Nirnikta, Nirnikti, Avanega.
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