नियम

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नियम (niyama).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɪ.jəm/,

Noun

नियम (niyamm (Urdu spelling نیم)

  1. rule, law, principle, observance
    यह नियम नहीं लगता है।yah niyam nahī̃ lagtā hai.This rule does not apply.

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Marathi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नियम (niyama).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni.jəm/
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Noun

नियम (niyamm

  1. rule, law
    Synonym: कायदा (kāydā)

Declension

Declension of नियम (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
नियम
niyam
direct
plural
नियम
niyam
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
नियम
niyam
नियम
niyam
oblique
सामान्यरूप
नियमा
niyamā
नियमां-
niyamān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
नियमाला
niyamālā
नियमांना
niyamānnā
ergative नियमाने, नियमानं
niyamāne, niyamāna
नियमांनी
niyamānnī
instrumental नियमाशी
niyamāśī
नियमांशी
niyamānśī
locative
सप्तमी
नियमात
niyamāt
नियमांत
niyamāt
vocative
संबोधन
नियमा
niyamā
नियमांनो
niyamānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नियम (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
नियमाचा
niyamāċā
नियमाचे
niyamāċe
नियमाची
niyamācī
नियमाच्या
niyamācā
नियमाचे, नियमाचं
niyamāċe, niyamāċa
नियमाची
niyamācī
नियमाच्या
niyamācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
नियमांचा
niyamānċā
नियमांचे
niyamānċe
नियमांची
niyamāñcī
नियमांच्या
niyamāncā
नियमांचे, नियमांचं
niyamānċe, niyamānċa
नियमांची
niyamāñcī
नियमांच्या
niyamāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नियम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नियम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “नियम”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

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Etymology

नि- (ni-) +‎ यम् (yam).

Pronunciation

Noun

नियम (niyamá) stemm

  1. restraining, checking, holding back, preventing, controlling
  2. law, rule

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नियम (niyamá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नियमः
niyamáḥ
नियमौ / नियमा¹
niyamaú / niyamā́¹
नियमाः / नियमासः¹
niyamā́ḥ / niyamā́saḥ¹
Vocative नियम
níyama
नियमौ / नियमा¹
níyamau / níyamā¹
नियमाः / नियमासः¹
níyamāḥ / níyamāsaḥ¹
Accusative नियमम्
niyamám
नियमौ / नियमा¹
niyamaú / niyamā́¹
नियमान्
niyamā́n
Instrumental नियमेन
niyaména
नियमाभ्याम्
niyamā́bhyām
नियमैः / नियमेभिः¹
niyamaíḥ / niyamébhiḥ¹
Dative नियमाय
niyamā́ya
नियमाभ्याम्
niyamā́bhyām
नियमेभ्यः
niyamébhyaḥ
Ablative नियमात्
niyamā́t
नियमाभ्याम्
niyamā́bhyām
नियमेभ्यः
niyamébhyaḥ
Genitive नियमस्य
niyamásya
नियमयोः
niyamáyoḥ
नियमानाम्
niyamā́nām
Locative नियमे
niyamé
नियमयोः
niyamáyoḥ
नियमेषु
niyaméṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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