Ninna: 3 definitions
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Ninna means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryninna : (adj.) low-lying; bent down. (nt.), low ground.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNinna, (adj. -n.) (Vedic nimna, der. fr. ni down, prob. combined with °na of nam to bend, thus meaning “bent down, ” cp. unna & panna) 1. (adj.) bent down (cp. ninnata), low-lying, deep, low, sunken J. II, 3 (magga); PvA. 29 (bhūmibhāga), 132 (ṭhāṇa); esp. frequent as —°: bent on, inclining to, leading to, aiming at, flowing into etc. Often combined with similar expressions in chain taccarita tabbahula taggaruka tanninna tappoṇa tappabbhāra tadâdhimutta (with variation nibbāna°, viveka° etc. for tad°): Nd2 under tad; J. II, 15; Ps. II, 197;— Vin. II, 237=A. IV, 198 (samuddo anupubba° etc.); A. IV, 224 (viveka°); V, 175 (id.); M. I, 493 (Nibbāna°). Similarly: samudda° Gaṅgā M. I, 493; nekkhamma° J. I, 45 (V. 258); samādhi° Miln. 38.—2. (Acc. as adv.) downward: ninnaṃ pavattati to flow downward M. I, 117; Pv. I, 57; ninnagata running down Miln. 259 (udaka); ninnaga Dāvs. IV, 28.—3. (nt.) low land, low ground, plain (opp. thala elevation, plateau): usually with ref. to a raincloud flooding the low country Sn. 30 (mahamegho °ṃ pūrayaṃto); SnA 42 (=pallala); It. 66 (megho °ṃ pūreti); Pv. II, 945 (megho °ṃ paripūrayanto).
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆiṇṇa (णिण्ण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nimna.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+6): Ninnada, Ninnadi, Ninnadin, Ninnadu, Ninnaga, Ninnahuta, Ninnakkhu, Ninnam, Ninnaman, Ninnamesi, Ninnameti, Ninnametva, Ninnamin, Ninnamita, Ninnana, Ninnara, Ninnasa, Ninnasa, Ninnasiya, Ninnata.
Ends with: Nekkhammaninna, Nibbananinna, Parininna, Tininna.
Full-text (+4): Nimna, Parininna, Ninnunnata, Atittolil, Nibbananinna, Nekkhammaninna, Marrupakaram, Taccarita, Ishta, Pabbhara, Poṇa, Tavu, Uṇṇa, Kanunu, Kelasa, Akki, Viveka, Thala, Garu, Tale.
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