निवास

See also: नवासी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निवास (nivāsa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ʋɑːs/, [n̪ɪ.ʋäːs̪]

Noun

निवास • (nivās) m

1. abode, dwelling

   उस गिरि पर मंत्री का निवास है।

   us giri par mantrī kā nivās hai.

   The minister's abode is on that mountain.

   Synonym: वास (vās)

2. residence

Declension

Declension of निवास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निवास nivās	निवास nivās
oblique	निवास nivās	निवासों nivāsõ
vocative	निवास nivās	निवासो nivāso

Derived terms

• निवास करना (nivās karnā, “to dwell”)
• निवासी (nivāsī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निवास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From नि (ní, “down”) +‎ वास (vāsá, “dwelling, seat”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ni.ʋɑː.sɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪iˈʋɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

निवास • (nivāsa) m

1. clothing, dress
2. living, dwelling, residing
3. dwelling-place, abode, house, habitation, night-quarters

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निवास (nivāsa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निवासः nivāsaḥ	निवासौ nivāsau	निवासाः / निवासासः¹ nivāsāḥ / nivāsāsaḥ¹
Vocative	निवास nivāsa	निवासौ nivāsau	निवासाः / निवासासः¹ nivāsāḥ / nivāsāsaḥ¹
Accusative	निवासम् nivāsam	निवासौ nivāsau	निवासान् nivāsān
Instrumental	निवासेन nivāsena	निवासाभ्याम् nivāsābhyām	निवासैः / निवासेभिः¹ nivāsaiḥ / nivāsebhiḥ¹
Dative	निवासाय nivāsāya	निवासाभ्याम् nivāsābhyām	निवासेभ्यः nivāsebhyaḥ
Ablative	निवासात् nivāsāt	निवासाभ्याम् nivāsābhyām	निवासेभ्यः nivāsebhyaḥ
Genitive	निवासस्य nivāsasya	निवासयोः nivāsayoḥ	निवासानाम् nivāsānām
Locative	निवासे nivāse	निवासयोः nivāsayoḥ	निवासेषु nivāseṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: निवास (nivās)
• → Punjabi: ਨਿਵਾਸ (nivās)
• → Telugu: నివాసము (nivāsamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “निवास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 559.