Nima, Nimā: 10 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynimā (निमा).—m ( P) A sort of Angrakha. 2 ( P) A half or moiety.
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nīma (नीम).—m R (niyama S) An established offering to a ghost, goblin, sprite. v dē, māṇḍa.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnimā (निमा).—m A half. A sort of Angarakha. A half or moiety.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNima (निम).—A (wooden) pin, stake.
Derivable forms: nimaḥ (निमः).
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Nimā (निमा).—3 Ā. To measure; see मा (mā); शक्तिं श्रेष्ठां कुण्डलाभ्यां निमाय (śaktiṃ śreṣṭhāṃ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ nimāya) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.179.53.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNima (निम).—m.
(-maḥ) A pin, a stake. E. ni in, māñ to plunge or stick, affix ḍa; stuck in the ground.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nima (निम):—m. a pin, stake (?), [Horace H. Wilson]
2) Nimā (निमा):—[=ni-√mā] [Ātmanepada] -mimīte ([perfect tense] -mamire, [Ṛg-veda iii, 38, 7]), to measure, adjust, [Ṛg-veda]; etc. (cf. nime). 1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNima (निम):—(maḥ) 1. m. A pin, a stake.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nimā (निमा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇime.
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 dictionaryNīma (नीम) [Also spelled neem]:—(nm) the margosa tree; (a) half, semi; ~[āstīna] half-sleeve; ~[jāṃ] half-dead; ~[pukhtā] semi-ripe; half-consolidated; ~[rajā] half-consent, connivance; ~[hakīma] a quack; •[khatarā-e-jāna] a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ṇima (णिम) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nyas.
2) Ṇīma (णीम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Nīpa.
3) Ṇīma (णीम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Nīpa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNīma (नीम):—n. Bot. neem (known for its bitter fruit and for medicinal and antiseptic properties of its leaves);
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.
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Starts with (+85): Nimaca, Nimacaka, Nimacama, Nimacikani, Nimacu, Nimad, Nimada, Nimadasti, Nimagga, Nimagn, Nimagna, Nimagnaka, Nimagnamadhya, Nimagnanabhi, Nimagnate, Nimagne, Nimagola, Nimagoni, Nimagora, Nimagundica.
Ends with (+49): Aiphanes minima, Akritidhvanima, Anima, Annima, Arunima, Ashokapurnima, Atanima, Bhutapurnima, Calatpurnima, Centipeda minima, Chalatpurnima, Chanima, Cinima, Damanapaurnima, Dandepurnima, Dandipurnima, Danima, Dhvanima, Dyutapaurnima, Dyutapurnima.
Full-text (+19): Nimmenima, Nimmeshimme, Nimmai, Nimma, Nime, Nimba, Niminati, Abhinimminati, Nimme, Nipa, Nimeshime, Nyas, Shvana, Nimadasti, Nimanyu, Nimam, Padhi-nima, Nimana, Nimapata, Nimanuja.
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