निवास

See also: नवासी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निवास (nivāsa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ʋɑːs/, [nɪ.ʋäːs]

Noun

निवास • (nivās) m

1. abode, dwelling

   Synonyms: वास (vās), आवास (āvās)

   उस गिरि पर मंत्री का निवास है।

   us giri par mantrī kā nivās hai.

   The minister's abode is on that mountain.

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

निवास • (nivāsa) stem, m

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निवास

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	निवासः (nivāsaḥ)	निवासौ (nivāsau) निवासा¹ (nivāsā¹)	निवासाः (nivāsāḥ) निवासासः¹ (nivāsāsaḥ¹)
accusative	निवासम् (nivāsam)	निवासौ (nivāsau) निवासा¹ (nivāsā¹)	निवासान् (nivāsān)
instrumental	निवासेन (nivāsena)	निवासाभ्याम् (nivāsābhyām)	निवासैः (nivāsaiḥ) निवासेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	निवास (nivāsa)	निवासौ (nivāsau) निवासा¹ (nivāsā¹)	निवासाः (nivāsāḥ) निवासासः¹ (nivāsāsaḥ¹)

• 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, page 559/1.