निधि

Hindi

Etymology

Noun

निधि • (nidhi) f

fund, reserve of money
treasure, hoard
(Hinduism) a Nidhi (one of the nine treasures of Kuvera)

Declension

Declension of निधि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निधि nidhi	निधियाँ nidhiyā̃
oblique	निधि nidhi	निधियों nidhiyõ
vocative	निधि nidhi	निधियो nidhiyo

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘡𑘱𑘠𑘱 (nidhi), from Sanskrit निधि (nidhi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ni.d̪ʱi/, [ni.d̪ʱiː]

Noun

निधि • (nidhi) m

treasure
(Hinduism) a Nidhi (one of the nine treasures of Kuvera)

Declension

Declension of निधि (nidhi)
direct singular	निधि nidhi
direct plural	निध nidh
	singular	plural
nominative	निधि nidhi	निध nidh
oblique	निध- nidh-	निधं- nidhN-
dative	निधला nidhlā	निधंना nidhNnā
ergative	निधने nidhne	निधंनी nidhNni
instrumental	निधशी nidhśi	निधंशी nidhNśi
locative	निधत nidht	निधंत nidhNt
vocative	निध nidh	निधंनो nidhNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of निधि
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular^*	plural
singular subject	निधचा nidhċā	निधचे nidhce	निधची nidhci	निधच्या nidhca	निधचे, निधचं nidhce, nidhċa	निधची nidhci	निधच्या nidhca
plural subject	निधंचा nidhNċā	निधंचे nidhNce	निधंची nidhNci	निधंच्या nidhNca	निधंचे, निधंचं nidhNce, nidhNċa	निधंची nidhNci	निधंच्या nidhNca
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “निधान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “निधान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निधि (nidhi).

Noun

निधि • (nidhi) m

treasury

Old Marathi

Noun

निधि (nidhi) m

Devanagari form of 𑘡𑘱𑘠𑘱 (nidhi)

Pali

Alternative forms

nidhi (Latin script)
𑀦𑀺𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
নিধি (Bengali script)
නිධි (Sinhalese script)
နိဓိ or ၼိꩪိ (Burmese script)
นิธิ (Thai script)
ᨶᩥᨵᩥ (Tai Tham script)
ນິຘິ (Lao script)
និធិ (Khmer script)
𑄚𑄨𑄙𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

निधि m

Devanagari script form of nidhi

Declension

Declension table of "निधि" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	निधि (nidhi)	निधयो (nidhayo) or निधी (nidhī)
Accusative (second)	निधिं (nidhiṃ)	निधयो (nidhayo) or निधी (nidhī)
Instrumental (third)	निधिना (nidhinā)	निधीहि (nidhīhi) or निधीभि (nidhībhi)
Dative (fourth)	निधिस्स (nidhissa) or निधिनो (nidhino)	निधीनं (nidhīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	निधिस्मा (nidhismā) or निधिम्हा (nidhimhā)	निधीहि (nidhīhi) or निधीभि (nidhībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	निधिस्स (nidhissa) or निधिनो (nidhino)	निधीनं (nidhīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	निधिस्मिं (nidhismiṃ) or निधिम्हि (nidhimhi)	निधीसु (nidhīsu)
Vocative (calling)	निधि (nidhi)	निधयो (nidhayo) or निधी (nidhī)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ᬦᬶᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
নিধি (Assamese script)
নিধি (Bengali script)
𑰡𑰰𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀦𑀺𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
નિધિ (Gujarati script)
ਨਿਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦤꦶꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
និធិ (Khmer script)
ನಿಧಿ (Kannada script)
ນິຘິ (Lao script)
നിധി (Malayalam script)
𑘡𑘱𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠨᢈᢑᠾᢈ (Mongolian script)
ᠨᡳᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
နိဓိ (Burmese script)
𑧁𑧒𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐣𑐶𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
ନିଧି (Oriya script)
ꢥꢶꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆤𑆴𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖡𑖰𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
නිධි (Sinhalese script)
నిధి (Telugu script)
นิธิ (Thai script)
ནི་དྷི (Tibetan script)
𑒢𑒱𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

नि (ni) + the zero-grade of धा (dhā, “to put, place”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ni.dʱí/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪i.d̪ʱi/

Noun

निधि • (nidhí) m

setting down or serving up (of food)
a place for deposits or storing up, a receptacle
a store, hoard, treasure
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.67.7:
  एष स्य वां पूर्वगत्वेव सख्ये निधिर्हितो माध्वी रातो अस्मे ।
  अहेळता मनसा यातमर्वागश्नन्ता हव्यं मानुषीषु विक्षु ॥
  eṣa sya vāṃ pūrvagatveva sakhye nidhirhito mādhvī rāto asme .
  aheḷatā manasā yātamarvāgaśnantā havyaṃ mānuṣīṣu vikṣu .
  Lovers of Sweetness, we have brought this treasure to you as ’twere an envoy sent for friendship.
  Come unto us with spirits free from anger, in homes of men enjoying our oblation.

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of निधि (nidhí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निधिः nidhíḥ	निधी nidhī́	निधयः nidháyaḥ
Vocative	निधे nídhe	निधी nídhī	निधयः nídhayaḥ
Accusative	निधिम् nidhím	निधी nidhī́	निधीन् nidhī́n
Instrumental	निधिना / निध्या¹ nidhínā / nidhyā̀¹	निधिभ्याम् nidhíbhyām	निधिभिः nidhíbhiḥ
Dative	निधये / निध्ये² nidháye / nidhyè²	निधिभ्याम् nidhíbhyām	निधिभ्यः nidhíbhyaḥ
Ablative	निधेः / निध्यः² nidhéḥ / nidhyàḥ²	निधिभ्याम् nidhíbhyām	निधिभ्यः nidhíbhyaḥ
Genitive	निधेः / निध्यः² nidhéḥ / nidhyàḥ²	निध्योः nidhyóḥ	निधीनाम् nidhīnā́m
Locative	निधौ nidhaú	निध्योः nidhyóḥ	निधिषु nidhíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Descendants

Pali: nidhi
Prakrit: 𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀺 (ṇihi)
→ Hindi: निधि (nidhi)
→ Kannada: ನಿಧಿ (nidhi)
→ Punjabi: ਨਿਧ (nidh)
→ Telugu: నిధి (nidhi)

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