निर्णय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्णय (nirṇaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪɾ.ɳəj/, [nɪɾ.ɳɐj]

Noun

निर्णय • (nirṇay) m (Urdu spelling نرنے)

1. decision

   Synonym: फ़ैसला (faislā)

   इसका अंतिम निर्णय आप पर छोड़ दिया गया।

   iskā antim nirṇay āp par choṛ diyā gayā.

   The final decision about this has been left to you.

2. (law) judgment, verdict

   Synonym: फ़ैसला (faislā)

   न्यायालय ने उसके पक्ष में निर्णय दिया।

   nyāyālay ne uske pakṣ mẽ nirṇay diyā.

   The court passed judgment in his favor.

3. conclusion

   मैं इस निर्णय पर पहुँचा हूँ कि...

   ma͠i is nirṇay par pahũcā hū̃ ki...

   I have come to the conclusion that...

Declension

Declension of निर्णय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निर्णय nirṇay	निर्णय nirṇay
oblique	निर्णय nirṇay	निर्णयों nirṇayõ
vocative	निर्णय nirṇay	निर्णयो nirṇayo

Related terms

• अनिर्णीत (anirṇīt)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “निर्णय”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “निर्णय”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root निर्णी (nirṇī, “to take away, to lead; to find, to ascertain”), which is from निस् (nis, “out, forth, away”) +‎ नी (nī, “to lead”).

Noun

निर्णय • (nirṇaya) stem, m

1. resolution, settlement
2. decision, judgment, verdict, selection
3. application of a conclusive argument

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निर्णय
Nom. sg.	निर्णयः (nirṇayaḥ)
Gen. sg.	निर्णयस्य (nirṇayasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निर्णयः (nirṇayaḥ)	निर्णयौ (nirṇayau)	निर्णयाः (nirṇayāḥ)
Vocative	निर्णय (nirṇaya)	निर्णयौ (nirṇayau)	निर्णयाः (nirṇayāḥ)
Accusative	निर्णयम् (nirṇayam)	निर्णयौ (nirṇayau)	निर्णयान् (nirṇayān)
Instrumental	निर्णयेण (nirṇayeṇa)	निर्णयाभ्याम् (nirṇayābhyām)	निर्णयैः (nirṇayaiḥ)
Dative	निर्णयाय (nirṇayāya)	निर्णयाभ्याम् (nirṇayābhyām)	निर्णयेभ्यः (nirṇayebhyaḥ)
Ablative	निर्णयात् (nirṇayāt)	निर्णयाभ्याम् (nirṇayābhyām)	निर्णयेभ्यः (nirṇayebhyaḥ)
Genitive	निर्णयस्य (nirṇayasya)	निर्णययोः (nirṇayayoḥ)	निर्णयाणाम् (nirṇayāṇām)
Locative	निर्णये (nirṇaye)	निर्णययोः (nirṇayayoḥ)	निर्णयेषु (nirṇayeṣu)

References

• John T. Platts (2012 July 19 (last accessed)) “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “निर्णय”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “निर्णय”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press