निमित्त

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Sanskrit

Etymology

नि- (ni-) +‎ मित्त (mitta).

Pronunciation

Noun

निमित्त • (nimitta) stem, n

  1. aim, mark; sign, token; omen
  2. cause, occasion; motive; instrument

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of निमित्त (nimitta)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative निमित्तम्
nimittam 		निमित्ते
nimitte 		निमित्तानि / निमित्ता¹
nimittāni / nimittā¹
Vocative निमित्त
nimitta 		निमित्ते
nimitte 		निमित्तानि / निमित्ता¹
nimittāni / nimittā¹
Accusative निमित्तम्
nimittam 		निमित्ते
nimitte 		निमित्तानि / निमित्ता¹
nimittāni / nimittā¹
Instrumental निमित्तेन
nimittena 		निमित्ताभ्याम्
nimittābhyām 		निमित्तैः / निमित्तेभिः¹
nimittaiḥ / nimittebhiḥ¹
Dative निमित्ताय
nimittāya 		निमित्ताभ्याम्
nimittābhyām 		निमित्तेभ्यः
nimittebhyaḥ
Ablative निमित्तात्
nimittāt 		निमित्ताभ्याम्
nimittābhyām 		निमित्तेभ्यः
nimittebhyaḥ
Genitive निमित्तस्य
nimittasya 		निमित्तयोः
nimittayoḥ 		निमित्तानाम्
nimittānām
Locative निमित्ते
nimitte 		निमित्तयोः
nimittayoḥ 		निमित्तेषु
nimitteṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

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