निष्ठा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निष्ठा (niṣṭhā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪʂ.ʈʰɑː/, [nɪʂ.ʈʰäː]
Noun
निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) f (Urdu spelling نشٹھا)
- loyalty
- सैनिक सेनापति पर दृढ़ निष्ठा रखते हैं।
- sainik senāpti par dŕṛh niṣṭhā rakhte ha͠i.
- The soldiers have firm loyalty to the general.
- allegiance, devotion, fidelity
- faith, adherence
- self-devotion
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | निष्ठा niṣṭhā |
निष्ठाएँ niṣṭhāẽ |
| oblique | निष्ठा niṣṭhā |
निष्ठाओं niṣṭhāõ |
| vocative | निष्ठा niṣṭhā |
निष्ठाओ niṣṭhāo |
Derived terms
- निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নিষ্ঠা (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬶᬱ᭄ᬞᬵ (Balinese script)
- নিষ্ঠা (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- နိၑ္ဌာ (Burmese script)
- નિષ્ઠા (Gujarati script)
- ਨਿਸ਼੍ਠਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦶꦰ꧀ꦜꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ನಿಷ್ಠಾ (Kannada script)
- និឞ្ឋា (Khmer script)
- ນິຩ຺ຐາ (Lao script)
- നിഷ്ഠാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᡳᢢᡱᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠢᢔᢍᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐵 (Newa script)
- ନିଷ୍ଠା (Odia script)
- ꢥꢶꢰ꣄ꢝꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖯 (Siddham script)
- නිෂ්ඨා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚮𑚶𑚕𑚭 (Takri script)
- நிஷ்ட²ா (Tamil script)
- నిష్ఠా (Telugu script)
- นิษฺฐา (Thai script)
- ནི་ཥྛཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From नि (ni) + स्था (sthā, root).
Noun
निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) stem, f
- devotion, attachment
- end, termination, culminating or extreme point, decisive sentence, catastrophe
- familiarity with, certain knowledge of
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) | निष्ठे (niṣṭhe) | निष्ठाः (niṣṭhāḥ) |
| accusative | निष्ठाम् (niṣṭhām) | निष्ठे (niṣṭhe) | निष्ठाः (niṣṭhāḥ) |
| instrumental | निष्ठया (niṣṭhayā) निष्ठा¹ (niṣṭhā¹) |
निष्ठाभ्याम् (niṣṭhābhyām) | निष्ठाभिः (niṣṭhābhiḥ) |
| dative | निष्ठायै (niṣṭhāyai) | निष्ठाभ्याम् (niṣṭhābhyām) | निष्ठाभ्यः (niṣṭhābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | निष्ठायाः (niṣṭhāyāḥ) निष्ठायै² (niṣṭhāyai²) |
निष्ठाभ्याम् (niṣṭhābhyām) | निष्ठाभ्यः (niṣṭhābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | निष्ठायाः (niṣṭhāyāḥ) निष्ठायै² (niṣṭhāyai²) |
निष्ठयोः (niṣṭhayoḥ) | निष्ठानाम् (niṣṭhānām) |
| locative | निष्ठायाम् (niṣṭhāyām) | निष्ठयोः (niṣṭhayoḥ) | निष्ठासु (niṣṭhāsu) |
| vocative | निष्ठे (niṣṭhe) | निष्ठे (niṣṭhe) | निष्ठाः (niṣṭhāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Punjabi: ਨਿੱਠ (niṭṭha, “focus”)
References
- [1] definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit