निष्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निष्ठा (niṣṭhā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɪʂ.ʈʰɑː/, [nɪʂ.ʈʰäː]

Noun

निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) f (Urdu spelling نشٹھا)

  1. loyalty
    सैनिक सेनापति पर दृढ़ निष्ठा रखते हैं।
    sainik senāpti par dŕṛh niṣṭhā rakhte ha͠i.
    The soldiers have firm loyalty to the general.
  2. allegiance, devotion, fidelity
  3. faith, adherence
  4. self-devotion

Declension
Declension of निष्ठा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct निष्ठा
niṣṭhā		 निष्ठाएँ
niṣṭhāẽ
oblique निष्ठा
niṣṭhā		 निष्ठाओं
niṣṭhāõ
vocative निष्ठा
niṣṭhā		 निष्ठाओ
niṣṭhāo

Derived terms
  • निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From नि (ni) +‎ स्था (sthā, root).

Noun

निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) stem, f

  1. devotion, attachment
  2. end, termination, culminating or extreme point, decisive sentence, catastrophe
  3. familiarity with, certain knowledge of

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of निष्ठा (niṣṭhā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative निष्ठा
niṣṭhā		 निष्ठे
niṣṭhe		 निष्ठाः
niṣṭhāḥ
Vocative निष्ठे
niṣṭhe		 निष्ठे
niṣṭhe		 निष्ठाः
niṣṭhāḥ
Accusative निष्ठाम्
niṣṭhām		 निष्ठे
niṣṭhe		 निष्ठाः
niṣṭhāḥ
Instrumental निष्ठया / निष्ठा¹
niṣṭhayā / niṣṭhā¹		 निष्ठाभ्याम्
niṣṭhābhyām		 निष्ठाभिः
niṣṭhābhiḥ
Dative निष्ठायै
niṣṭhāyai		 निष्ठाभ्याम्
niṣṭhābhyām		 निष्ठाभ्यः
niṣṭhābhyaḥ
Ablative निष्ठायाः / निष्ठायै²
niṣṭhāyāḥ / niṣṭhāyai²		 निष्ठाभ्याम्
niṣṭhābhyām		 निष्ठाभ्यः
niṣṭhābhyaḥ
Genitive निष्ठायाः / निष्ठायै²
niṣṭhāyāḥ / niṣṭhāyai²		 निष्ठयोः
niṣṭhayoḥ		 निष्ठानाम्
niṣṭhānām
Locative निष्ठायाम्
niṣṭhāyām		 निष्ठयोः
niṣṭhayoḥ		 निष्ठासु
niṣṭhāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants
  • Punjabi: ਨਿੱਠ (niṭṭha, “focus”)

References
  • definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit
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