Nimish, Nimiṣ: 9 definitions

Introduction
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Nepali
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Introduction:

Nimish 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.

The Sanskrit term Nimiṣ can be transliterated into English as Nimis or Nimish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nimiṣ (निमिष्).—6 P. To shut the eyes; wink, twinkle; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 5.9.

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Nimiṣ (निमिष्).—f. Ved.

1) Twinkling of the eye.

2) Shutting the eyes -m. A god.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nimiṣ (निमिष्).—[ni-miṣ], f. Twinkling of the eye.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nimiṣ (निमिष्).—[feminine] winking, shutting the eyes.

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Nimiṣ (निमिष्).—close the eyes, wink, fall asleep. — Cf. unmiṣita.

Nimiṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and miṣ (मिष्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Nimiṣ (निमिष्):—[=ni-√miṣ] a [Parasmaipada] -miṣati ([Aorist] -amīmiṣat), to shut the eyelids, wink, fall asleep, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to be shut (said of the eyelids), [Rāmāyaṇa];—([future] -miṣyati ?), [Daśakumāra-carita] (cf. a-nimiṣat).

2) [v.s. ...] b f. winking or twinkling of the eye (cf. a-nimiṣ)

3) [v.s. ...] shutting the eyes, falling asleep, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] (cf. 1. nimi).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nimiṣ (निमिष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇimisa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nimish in German

context information

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 dictionary

Nimish in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) twinkling of an eye, blink, nictitation, time taken in the twinkling of an eye; —[matra mem] in the twinkling of any eye, in no time..—nimish (निमिष) is alternatively transliterated as Nimiṣa.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Nimish is another spelling for निमिष [nimiṣa].—n. 1. blink; twinkling of the eye; 2. a moment; very short time;

context information

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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