Alternative spellings of this word include Nissim.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Nissīma.—(CII 2-1), explained as ‘a piece of land outside a monastery’. See nisima. Note: nissīma is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nissīma, (adj.) (cp. Sk. niḥsīman with diff. meanings (“boundless”), nis+sīma) outside the boundary Vin. I, 255 (°ṭṭha), 298 (°ṃ gantuṃ); II, 167 (°e ṭhito). (Page 375)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nissīma (निस्सीम).—a (S) That is beyond or without bounds; excessive, extravagant, superlative, transcendental, utter, exquisite &c. In good or bad sense, but esp. bad; as ni0 bhakta-siddha-virakta-brahmacārī-upāsaka- upāsanā-sēvā; also ni0 anācārī-sōdā-luccā-la- bāḍa; also ni0 andhakāra-andhādhundī &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nissīma (निस्सीम).—a That is beyond bounds; ex- cessive, extravagant. In good or bad sense.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nissīma (निस्सीम) [Also spelled nissim]:—(a) limitless, boundless; infinite; ~[tā] limitlessness; infinity.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nissīma (ನಿಸ್ಸೀಮ):—

1) [adjective] having no bounds; unlimited; boundless.

2) [adjective] characterised by excess; excessive.

3) [adjective] brave; courageous.

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Nissīma (ನಿಸ್ಸೀಮ):—

1) [noun] that which has no boundaries.

2) [noun] he who is not bound by any limitation.

3) [noun] a brave, valorous man.

4) [noun] an efficient, able man.

5) [noun] the Supreme Being.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Nissimatana.

Full-text: Nissim, Nihshima, Nisima.

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