नय

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Etymology

From Indo-Aryan.

Numeral

नय (nay)

  1. eight

Pali

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Adjective

नय

  1. Devanagari script form of naya (“leading”)
    • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎ (overall work in Pali), page 7; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
      अस्सरं खो व्यञ्जनं अधोठितं परक्खरं नये युत्ते।
      Assaraṃ kho vyañjanaṃ adhoṭhitaṃ parakkharaṃ naye yutte.
      Assuredly the dead consonant preceding and in the lead of the other consonant in junction.

Declension

Declension table of "नय" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)नयो (nayo)नया (nayā)
Accusative (second)नयं (nayaṃ)नये (naye)
Instrumental (third)नयेन (nayena)नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Dative (fourth)नयस्स (nayassa) or नयाय (nayāya) or नयत्थं (nayatthaṃ)नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)नयस्मा (nayasmā) or नयम्हा (nayamhā) or नया (nayā)नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)नयस्स (nayassa)नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)नयस्मिं (nayasmiṃ) or नयम्हि (nayamhi) or नये (naye)नयेसु (nayesu)
Vocative (calling)नय (naya)नया (nayā)
Declension table of "नय" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)नयं (nayaṃ)नयानि (nayāni)
Accusative (second)नयं (nayaṃ)नयानि (nayāni)
Instrumental (third)नयेन (nayena)नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Dative (fourth)नयस्स (nayassa) or नयाय (nayāya) or नयत्थं (nayatthaṃ)नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)नयस्मा (nayasmā) or नयम्हा (nayamhā) or नया (nayā)नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)नयस्स (nayassa)नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)नयस्मिं (nayasmiṃ) or नयम्हि (nayamhi) or नये (naye)नयेसु (nayesu)
Vocative (calling)नय (naya)नयानि (nayāni)

Noun

नय m

  1. Devanagari script form of naya (“method”)

Declension

Declension table of "नय" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)नयो (nayo)नया (nayā)
Accusative (second)नयं (nayaṃ)नये (naye)
Instrumental (third)नयेन (nayena)नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Dative (fourth)नयस्स (nayassa) or नयाय (nayāya) or नयत्थं (nayatthaṃ)नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)नयस्मा (nayasmā) or नयम्हा (nayamhā) or नया (nayā)नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)नयस्स (nayassa)नयानं (nayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)नयस्मिं (nayasmiṃ) or नयम्हि (nayamhi) or नये (naye)नयेसु (nayesu)
Vocative (calling)नय (naya)नया (nayā)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From the root नी (nī).

Pronunciation

Noun

नय • (naya) stem, m

  1. leading (of an army)
  2. conduct, behavior, (esp.) prudent conduct or behavior, good management, polity, civil and military government
  3. wisdom, prudence, reason
  4. plan, design
  5. leading thought, maxim, principle, system, method, doctrine

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नय
singular dual plural
nominative नयः (nayaḥ) नयौ (nayau)
नया¹ (nayā¹) 		नयाः (nayāḥ)
नयासः¹ (nayāsaḥ¹)
vocative नय (naya) नयौ (nayau)
नया¹ (nayā¹) 		नयाः (nayāḥ)
नयासः¹ (nayāsaḥ¹)
accusative नयम् (nayam) नयौ (nayau)
नया¹ (nayā¹) 		नयान् (nayān)
instrumental नयेन (nayena) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयैः (nayaiḥ)
नयेभिः¹ (nayebhiḥ¹)
dative नयाय (nayāya) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
ablative नयात् (nayāt) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
genitive नयस्य (nayasya) नययोः (nayayoḥ) नयानाम् (nayānām)
locative नये (naye) नययोः (nayayoḥ) नयेषु (nayeṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Adjective

नय • (naya) stem

  1. fit, right, proper

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नय
Nom. sg. नयः (nayaḥ)
Gen. sg. नयस्य (nayasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नयः (nayaḥ) नयौ (nayau) नयाः (nayāḥ)
Vocative नय (naya) नयौ (nayau) नयाः (nayāḥ)
Accusative नयम् (nayam) नयौ (nayau) नयान् (nayān)
Instrumental नयेन (nayena) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयैः (nayaiḥ)
Dative नयाय (nayāya) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
Ablative नयात् (nayāt) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
Genitive नयस्य (nayasya) नययोः (nayayoḥ) नयानाम् (nayānām)
Locative नये (naye) नययोः (nayayoḥ) नयेषु (nayeṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of नय
Nom. sg. नया (nayā)
Gen. sg. नयायाः (nayāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नया (nayā) नये (naye) नयाः (nayāḥ)
Vocative नये (naye) नये (naye) नयाः (nayāḥ)
Accusative नयाम् (nayām) नये (naye) नयाः (nayāḥ)
Instrumental नयया (nayayā) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयाभिः (nayābhiḥ)
Dative नयायै (nayāyai) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयाभ्यः (nayābhyaḥ)
Ablative नयायाः (nayāyāḥ) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयाभ्यः (nayābhyaḥ)
Genitive नयायाः (nayāyāḥ) नययोः (nayayoḥ) नयानाम् (nayānām)
Locative नयायाम् (nayāyām) नययोः (nayayoḥ) नयासु (nayāsu)
Neuter a-stem declension of नय
Nom. sg. नयम् (nayam)
Gen. sg. नयस्य (nayasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नयम् (nayam) नये (naye) नयानि (nayāni)
Vocative नय (naya) नये (naye) नयानि (nayāni)
Accusative नयम् (nayam) नये (naye) नयानि (nayāni)
Instrumental नयेन (nayena) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयैः (nayaiḥ)
Dative नयाय (nayāya) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
Ablative नयात् (nayāt) नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ)
Genitive नयस्य (nayasya) नययोः (nayayoḥ) नयानाम् (nayānām)
Locative नये (naye) नययोः (nayayoḥ) नयेषु (nayeṣu)

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