निद्रा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निद्रा (nidrā). Doublet of नींद (nīnd).
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निद्रा (nidrā). Doublet of नीद (nīd).
References
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “निद्रा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “निद्रा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nidrāˊ (7200)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬦᬶᬤ᭄ᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- নিদ্ৰা (Bengali script)
- নিদ্রা (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰰𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- નિદ્રા (Gujarati script)
- ꦤꦶꦢꦿꦴ (Javanese script)
- ನಿದ್ರಾ (Kannada script)
- နိဒြာ (Burmese script)
- ନିଦ୍ରା (Oriya script)
- ꢥꢶꢣ꣄ꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆴𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- నిద్రా (Telugu script)
- ནིདྲཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒱𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnidrā́H, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnidrā́H (compare Old Armenian նիրհ (nirh), a borrowing from Iranian), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nidrm̥éh₂, from *h₁ni (“down”) + *drem- (“to sleep”) (compare Ancient Greek δαρθάνω (darthánō), Latin dormiō). See also नि (ni) and द्रायति (drā́yati).
Noun
निद्रा • (nidrā́) f
- sleep, slumber
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.48.14:
- त्रातारो देवा अधि वोचता नो मा नो निद्रा ईशत मोत जल्पिः।
वयं सोमस्य विश्वह प्रियासः सुवीरासो विदथमा वदेम॥- trātāro devā adhi vocatā no mā no nidrā īśata mota jalpiḥ.
vayaṃ somasya viśvaha priyāsaḥ suvīrāso vidathamā vadema. - Give us your blessing, O ye Gods’ preservers. Never may sleep or idle talk control us.
But evermore may we, as friends of Soma, speak to the synod with brave sons around us.
- trātāro devā adhi vocatā no mā no nidrā īśata mota jalpiḥ.
- त्रातारो देवा अधि वोचता नो मा नो निद्रा ईशत मोत जल्पिः।
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of निद्रा (nidrā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | निद्रा nidrā́ |
निद्रे nidré |
निद्राः nidrā́ḥ |
| Vocative | निद्रे nídre |
निद्रे nídre |
निद्राः nídrāḥ |
| Accusative | निद्राम् nidrā́m |
निद्रे nidré |
निद्राः nidrā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | निद्रया / निद्रा¹ nidráyā / nidrā́¹ |
निद्राभ्याम् nidrā́bhyām |
निद्राभिः nidrā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | निद्रायै nidrā́yai |
निद्राभ्याम् nidrā́bhyām |
निद्राभ्यः nidrā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | निद्रायाः nidrā́yāḥ |
निद्राभ्याम् nidrā́bhyām |
निद्राभ्यः nidrā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | निद्रायाः nidrā́yāḥ |
निद्रयोः nidráyoḥ |
निद्राणाम् nidrā́ṇām |
| Locative | निद्रायाम् nidrā́yām |
निद्रयोः nidráyoḥ |
निद्रासु nidrā́su |
| Notes |
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Descendants
Derived terms
- निद्राति (nidrāti)
- निद्रायति (nidrāyati)
- निद्रायते (nidrāyate)
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