अनित्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनित्य (anitya); equal to अ- (a-) +‎ नित्य (nitya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.nɪt̪.jᵊ/, [ɐ.nɪt̪.jᵊ]
• Rhymes: -ɪt̪.jᵊ

Adjective

अनित्य • (anitya) (indeclinable)

1. transient, transitory, impermanent, temporary

   Synonyms: क्षणिक (kṣaṇik), क्षणभंगुर (kṣaṇbhaṅgur), नश्वर (naśvar)

2. occasional

Derived terms

• अनित्यता (anityatā)
• अनित्यत्व (anityatva)
• अनित्यकर्म (anityakarm)
• अनित्यक्रिया (anityakriyā)
• अनित्यभाव (anityabhāv)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अनित्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनित्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Adjective

अनित्य • (anitya)

1. impermanent

Descendants

• → Hindi: अनित्य (anitya)
• → Tocharian B: anityāt
• → Tocharian B: anityӓ