From निमिषति (nimiṣati, “to shut the eyelids, wink, fall asleep”), from नि- (ni-) + मिषति (miṣati), the latter from the root मिष् (miṣ, “to open the eyes, wink, bink”).
निमिष • (nimiṣa) stem, m
| Masculine a-stem declension of निमिष (nimiṣa) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | निमिषः nimiṣaḥ |
निमिषौ / निमिषा¹ nimiṣau / nimiṣā¹ |
निमिषाः / निमिषासः¹ nimiṣāḥ / nimiṣāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | निमिष nimiṣa |
निमिषौ / निमिषा¹ nimiṣau / nimiṣā¹ |
निमिषाः / निमिषासः¹ nimiṣāḥ / nimiṣāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | निमिषम् nimiṣam |
निमिषौ / निमिषा¹ nimiṣau / nimiṣā¹ |
निमिषान् nimiṣān |
| Instrumental | निमिषेण nimiṣeṇa |
निमिषाभ्याम् nimiṣābhyām |
निमिषैः / निमिषेभिः¹ nimiṣaiḥ / nimiṣebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | निमिषाय nimiṣāya |
निमिषाभ्याम् nimiṣābhyām |
निमिषेभ्यः nimiṣebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | निमिषात् nimiṣāt |
निमिषाभ्याम् nimiṣābhyām |
निमिषेभ्यः nimiṣebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | निमिषस्य nimiṣasya |
निमिषयोः nimiṣayoḥ |
निमिषाणाम् nimiṣāṇām |
| Locative | निमिषे nimiṣe |
निमिषयोः nimiṣayoḥ |
निमिषेषु nimiṣeṣu |
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