निरर्थक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निरर्थक (nirarthaka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ɾəɾ.t̪ʰək/, [nɪ.ɾɐɾ.t̪ʰɐk]

Adjective

निरर्थक • (nirarthak)

1. meaningless, senseless, nonsensical

   Synonym: अर्थहीन (arthahīn)

   Antonym: सार्थक (sārthak)

2. useless, fruitless, vain, pointless

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “निरर्थक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2641
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “निरर्थक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 370
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निरर्थक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 566
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “निरर्थक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 352.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निरर्थक (nirarthaka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.ɾəɾ.t̪ʰək/

Adjective

निरर्थक • (nirarthak) (indeclinable)

1. pointless, meaningless, unprofitable,

   Synonym: व्यर्थ (vyartha)

2. unnecessary, uncalled-for

   Synonym: अनावश्यक (anāvaśyak)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “निरर्थक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “निरर्थक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নিৰৰ্থক (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬶᬭᬃᬣᬓ (Balinese script)
• নিরর্থক (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰰𑰨𑰨𑰿𑰞𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀭𑀭𑁆𑀣𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• နိရရ်္ထက (Burmese script)
• નિરર્થક (Gujarati script)
• ਨਿਰਰ੍ਥਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦶꦫꦂꦡꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂱𑂩𑂩𑂹𑂟𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ನಿರರ್ಥಕ (Kannada script)
• និរថ៌ក (Khmer script)
• ນິຣຣ຺ຖກ (Lao script)
• നിരര്ഥക (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡳᡵᠠᡵᡨᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘱𑘨𑘨𑘿𑘞𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠢᠷᠠᠷᠲᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧒𑧈𑧈𑧠𑦾𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐶𑐬𑐬𑑂𑐠𑐎 (Newa script)
• ନିରର୍ଥକ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢶꢬꢬ꣄ꢢꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆴𑆫𑆫𑇀𑆡𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖰𑖨𑖨𑖿𑖞𑖎 (Siddham script)
• නිරර්‍ථක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩑𑩼𑩼 𑪙𑩬𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚮𑚤𑚤𑚶𑚚𑚊 (Takri script)
• நிரர்த²க (Tamil script)
• నిరర్థక (Telugu script)
• นิรรฺถก (Thai script)
• ནི་ར་རྠ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒱𑒩𑒩𑓂𑒟𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨁𑨫𑨫𑩇𑨚𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ni.ɾɐɾ.tʰɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪i.ɾɐɾ.t̪ʰɐ.kɐ/

Adjective

निरर्थक • (nirarthaka) stem

1. useless, vain, unsuccessful MBh. Kāv. &c.
2. unmeaning, nonsensical MBh.