निष्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निष्ठा (niṣṭhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪʂ.ʈʰɑː/, [nɪʂ.ʈʰäː]

Noun

निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) f (Urdu spelling نشٹھا)

1. loyalty

   सैनिक सेनापति पर दृढ़ निष्ठा रखते हैं।

   sainik senāpti par dŕṛh niṣṭhā rakhte ha͠i.

   The soldiers have firm loyalty to the general.

2. allegiance, devotion, fidelity
3. faith, adherence
4. self-devotion

Declension

Declension of निष्ठा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निष्ठा niṣṭhā	निष्ठाएँ niṣṭhāẽ
oblique	निष्ठा niṣṭhā	निष्ठाओं niṣṭhāõ
vocative	निष्ठा niṣṭhā	निष्ठाओ niṣṭhāo

Derived terms

• निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নিষ্ঠা (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬶᬱ᭄ᬞᬵ (Balinese script)
• নিষ্ঠা (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• နိၑ္ဌာ (Burmese script)
• નિષ્ઠા (Gujarati script)
• ਨਿਸ਼੍ਠਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦶꦰ꧀ꦜꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ನಿಷ್ಠಾ (Kannada script)
• និឞ្ឋា (Khmer script)
• ນິຩ຺ຐາ (Lao script)
• നിഷ്ഠാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡳᢢᡱᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠢᢔᢍᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦹𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐵 (Newa script)
• ନିଷ୍ଠା (Odia script)
• ꢥꢶꢰ꣄ꢝꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖯 (Siddham script)
• නිෂ‍්ඨා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚮𑚶𑚕𑚭 (Takri script)
• நிஷ்ட²ா (Tamil script)
• నిష్ఠా (Telugu script)
• นิษฺฐา (Thai script)
• ནི་ཥྛཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From नि (ni) +‎ स्था (sthā, root).

Noun

निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) stem, f

1. devotion, attachment
2. end, termination, culminating or extreme point, decisive sentence, catastrophe
3. familiarity with, certain knowledge of

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of निष्ठा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	निष्ठा (niṣṭhā)	निष्ठे (niṣṭhe)	निष्ठाः (niṣṭhāḥ)
accusative	निष्ठाम् (niṣṭhām)	निष्ठे (niṣṭhe)	निष्ठाः (niṣṭhāḥ)
instrumental	निष्ठया (niṣṭhayā) निष्ठा¹ (niṣṭhā¹)	निष्ठाभ्याम् (niṣṭhābhyām)	निष्ठाभिः (niṣṭhābhiḥ)
dative	निष्ठायै (niṣṭhāyai)	निष्ठाभ्याम् (niṣṭhābhyām)	निष्ठाभ्यः (niṣṭhābhyaḥ)
ablative	निष्ठायाः (niṣṭhāyāḥ) निष्ठायै² (niṣṭhāyai²)	निष्ठाभ्याम् (niṣṭhābhyām)	निष्ठाभ्यः (niṣṭhābhyaḥ)
genitive	निष्ठायाः (niṣṭhāyāḥ) निष्ठायै² (niṣṭhāyai²)	निष्ठयोः (niṣṭhayoḥ)	निष्ठानाम् (niṣṭhānām)
locative	निष्ठायाम् (niṣṭhāyām)	निष्ठयोः (niṣṭhayoḥ)	निष्ठासु (niṣṭhāsu)
vocative	निष्ठे (niṣṭhe)	निष्ठे (niṣṭhe)	निष्ठाः (niṣṭhāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Punjabi: ਨਿੱਠ (niṭṭha, “focus”)

References

• [1] definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit