Niv, Nīv: 8 definitions

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Niv 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 dictionary

Nīv (नीव्).—1 P. to grow fat.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṇiv (णिव्).—[(i) ṇivi] r. 1. cl. (ninvati praṇinvati) To wet, To moisten, to sprinkle.

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Ṇīv (णीव्).—[ṇīva] r. 1st cl. (nīvati praṇīvati) To be large or corpulent.

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

Nīv (नीव्).— i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To become corpulent.

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

Nīv (नीव्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] nīvati, to become fat, [Dhātupāṭha xv, 58] (cf.tīv, pīv, mīv).

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

1) Ṇiv (णिव्):—(i) nimvati 1. a. To wet.

2) Ṇīv (णीव्):—nīvati 1. a. To be large.

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Niv in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Niv in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) foundation; base, ground; —[ka patthara] foundation stone; —[jamana] to consolidate, to establish on a firm footing; —[dalana] to lay the foundation (of); —[padana] the foundation to be laid; —[dena] to provide with a base/foundation..—niv (नींव) is alternatively transliterated as Nīṃva.

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