निर्माण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्माण (nirmāṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪɾ.mɑːɳ/, [nɪɾ.mä̃ːɳ]

Noun

निर्माण • (nirmāṇ) m (Urdu spelling نرمان)

1. building, construction

   Synonym: भवन (bhavan)

   नए इमारत का निर्माण हो रहा है यहाँ।

   nae imārat kā nirmāṇ ho rahā hai yahā̃.

   A new building is being constructed here.

2. manufacture
3. creation, making

   Synonyms: रचना (racnā), बनावट (banāvaṭ), तख़्लीक़ (taxlīq), तश्कील (taśkīl), रूप (rūp), ख़िल्क़त (xilqat), पैदाइश (paidāiś)

Declension

Declension of निर्माण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निर्माण nirmāṇ	निर्माण nirmāṇ
oblique	निर्माण nirmāṇ	निर्माणों nirmāṇõ
vocative	निर्माण nirmāṇ	निर्माणो nirmāṇo

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्माण (nirmāṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nirmäɽ̃]
• Phonetic Devanagari: निर्माण्

Noun

निर्माण • (nirmāṇ)

1. building, construction

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নিৰ্মাণ (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬶᬃᬫᬵᬡ (Balinese script)
• নির্মাণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰰𑰨𑰿𑰦𑰯𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀭𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• နိရ်္မာဏ (Burmese script)
• નિર્માણ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਿਰ੍ਮਾਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦶꦂꦩꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂱𑂩𑂹𑂧𑂰𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ (Kannada script)
• និម៌ាណ (Khmer script)
• ນິຣ຺ມາຓ (Lao script)
• നിര്മാണ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡳᡵᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘱𑘨𑘿𑘦𑘰𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠢᠷᠮᠠᢗᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧒𑧈𑧠𑧆𑧑𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐶𑐬𑑂𑐩𑐵𑐞 (Newa script)
• ନିର୍ମାଣ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢶꢬ꣄ꢪꢵꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆴𑆫𑇀𑆩𑆳𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖰𑖨𑖿𑖦𑖯𑖜 (Siddham script)
• නිර්‍මාණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩑𑩼 𑪙𑩴𑩛𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚮𑚤𑚶𑚢𑚭𑚘 (Takri script)
• நிர்மாண (Tamil script)
• నిర్మాణ (Telugu script)
• นิรฺมาณ (Thai script)
• ནི་རྨཱ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒱𑒩𑓂𑒧𑒰𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨁𑨫𑩇𑨢𑨊𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

निर्मा (nirmā) +‎ -न (-na).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /niɾ.mɑː.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪iɾ.mɑː.ɳɐ/

Noun

निर्माण • (nirmāṇa) stem, n

1. measuring, measure, reach, extent
2. forming, making, creating, creation, building, composition, work
3. (Buddhism) transformation
4. pith, the best of anything

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of निर्माण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	निर्माणम् (nirmāṇam)	निर्माणे (nirmāṇe)	निर्माणानि (nirmāṇāni) निर्माणा¹ (nirmāṇā¹)
accusative	निर्माणम् (nirmāṇam)	निर्माणे (nirmāṇe)	निर्माणानि (nirmāṇāni) निर्माणा¹ (nirmāṇā¹)
instrumental	निर्माणेन (nirmāṇena)	निर्माणाभ्याम् (nirmāṇābhyām)	निर्माणैः (nirmāṇaiḥ) निर्माणेभिः¹ (nirmāṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	निर्माणाय (nirmāṇāya)	निर्माणाभ्याम् (nirmāṇābhyām)	निर्माणेभ्यः (nirmāṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	निर्माणात् (nirmāṇāt)	निर्माणाभ्याम् (nirmāṇābhyām)	निर्माणेभ्यः (nirmāṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	निर्माणस्य (nirmāṇasya)	निर्माणयोः (nirmāṇayoḥ)	निर्माणानाम् (nirmāṇānām)
locative	निर्माणे (nirmāṇe)	निर्माणयोः (nirmāṇayoḥ)	निर्माणेषु (nirmāṇeṣu)
vocative	निर्माण (nirmāṇa)	निर्माणे (nirmāṇe)	निर्माणानि (nirmāṇāni) निर्माणा¹ (nirmāṇā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “निर्माण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 556/2.