निधि

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निधि (nidhi).

Noun

निधि • (nidhi) f

fund, reserve of money
treasure, hoard
(Hinduism) a Nidhi (one of the nine treasures of Kuvera - Padma, Mahāpadma, Śaṅkha, Makara, Kacchapa, Mukunda, Kunda, Nīla, Kharva)
store, repository

Declension

Declension of *निधि* (fem i-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	निधि nidhi	निधियाँ nidhiyā̃
oblique	निधि nidhi	निधियों nidhiyõ
vocative	निधि nidhi	निधियो nidhiyo

Proper noun

निधि • (nidhi) f

a female given name, Nidhi, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of *निधि* (sg-only fem i-stem)
	singular
direct	निधि nidhi
oblique	निधि nidhi
vocative	निधि nidhi

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “निधि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2623
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “निधि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 367
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निधि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 561
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “निधि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 349.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘲𑘠𑘲 (nīdhī), 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** (masc ī-stem)
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	निधि nidhi	निध nidh
oblique सामान्यरूप	निध nidh	निधं- nidhṁ
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	निधला nidhlā	निधंना nidhṁnā
ergative	निधने, निधनं nidhne, nidhna	निधंनी nidhṁnī
instrumental	निधशी nidhśī	निधंशी nidhṁśī
locative सप्तमी	निधत nidhta	निधंत nidhṁta
vocative संबोधन	निध nidh	निधंनो nidhṁno

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 **निधि** (masc ī-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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	निधचा nidhcā	निधचे nidhce	निधची nidhcī	निधच्या nidhcyā	निधचे, निधचं nidhce, nidhca	निधची nidhcī	निधच्या nidhcyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	निधंचा nidhṁcā	निधंचे nidhṁce	निधंची nidhṁcī	निधंच्या nidhṁcyā	निधंचे, निधंचं nidhṁce, nidhṁca	निधंची nidhṁcī	निधंच्या nidhṁcyā

^* 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
Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “निधि”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

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

Alternative scripts

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

নিধি (Assamese script)
ᬦᬶᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
নিধি (Bengali script)
𑰡𑰰𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀦𑀺𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
နိဓိ (Burmese script)
નિધિ (Gujarati script)
ਨਿਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦤꦶꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂢𑂱𑂡𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ನಿಧಿ (Kannada script)
និធិ (Khmer script)
ນິຘິ (Lao script)
നിധി (Malayalam script)
ᠨᡳᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘡𑘱𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠨᠢᢑᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧁𑧒𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐣𑐶𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
ନିଧି (Odia script)
ꢥꢶꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆤𑆴𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖡𑖰𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
නිධි (Sinhalese script)
𑩯𑩑𑩮𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚝𑚮𑚜𑚮 (Takri script)
நிதி⁴ (Tamil script)
నిధి (Telugu script)
นิธิ (Thai script)
ནི་དྷི (Tibetan script)
𑒢𑒱𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨝𑨁𑨜𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the zero-grade of निधा (nidhā, “to put down”, root).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

नि॒धि • (nidhí) stem, m

setting down or serving up (of food)
a place for deposits or storing up, a receptacle
a store, hoard, treasure
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.67.7:
  ए॒ष स्य वां॑ पूर्व॒गत्वे॑व॒ सख्ये॑ नि॒धिर्हि॒तो मा॑ध्वी रा॒तो अ॒स्मे।
  अहे॑ळता॒ मन॒सा या॑तम॒र्वाग॒श्नन्ता॑ ह॒व्यं मानु॑षीषु वि॒क्षु॥
  eṣá syá vāṃ pūrvagátveva sákhye nidhírhitó mādhvī rātó asmé.
  áheḷatā mánasā́ yātamarvā́gaśnántā havyáṃ mā́nuṣīṣu vikṣú.
  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 नि॒धि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नि॒धिः (nidhíḥ)	नि॒धी (nidhī́)	नि॒धयः॑ (nidháyaḥ)
accusative	नि॒धिम् (nidhím)	नि॒धी (nidhī́)	नि॒धीन् (nidhī́n)
instrumental	नि॒धिना॑ (nidhínā)	नि॒धिभ्या॑म् (nidhíbhyām)	नि॒धिभिः॑ (nidhíbhiḥ)
dative	नि॒धये॑ (nidháye)	नि॒धिभ्या॑म् (nidhíbhyām)	नि॒धिभ्यः॑ (nidhíbhyaḥ)
ablative	नि॒धेः (nidhéḥ)	नि॒धिभ्या॑म् (nidhíbhyām)	नि॒धिभ्यः॑ (nidhíbhyaḥ)
genitive	नि॒धेः (nidhéḥ)	नि॒ध्योः (nidhyóḥ)	नि॒धी॒नाम् (nidhīnā́m)
locative	नि॒धौ (nidháu) नि॒धा¹ (nidhā́¹)	नि॒ध्योः (nidhyóḥ)	नि॒धिषु॑ (nidhíṣu)
vocative	निधे॑ (nídhe)	निधी॑ (nídhī)	निध॑यः (nídhayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: nidhi m (“receptacle, treasure”)
Prakrit: 𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀺 m (ṇihi, “storehouse”)
→ Hindi: निधि (nidhi)
→ Kannada: ನಿಧಿ (nidhi)
→ Punjabi: ਨਿਧ (nidh)
→ Telugu: నిధి (nidhi)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “निधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 548, column 3.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nidhí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 412
Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “nidhi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.