न्याय
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit न्याय (nyāya).
Pronunciation
Noun
न्याय • (nyāy) m
- justice, law
- न्याय न्यायी होना चाहिए। ― nyāy nyāyī honā cāhie. ― The law should be just.
- Synonym: क़ानून (qānūn)
- judgement, decision (as of a court)
- rule
- Synonym: नियम (niyam)
- (philosophy) Nyaya
Derived terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “न्याय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 583
Sanskrit
Noun
न्याय • (nyāyá) stem, m
- that into which a thing goes back i.e. an original type, standard, method, rule, (esp.) a general or universal rule, model, axiom, system, plan, manner, right or fit manner or way, fitness, propriety.
- a lawsuit, legal proceeding, judicial sentence, judgement.
- a logical or syllogistic argument or inference (consisting of a combination of enthymeme and syllogism, and so having, according to the नैयायिकs 5 members, viz. प्रतिज्ञा, हेतु, उदाहरण, उपनय, निगमन, or according to the वेदान्तिन्s 3 members)
- a system of philosophy delivered by गोतम or गौतम (it is one of the six दर्शनस् q.v., and is perhaps so called, because it ‘goes into’ all subjects physical and metaphysical according to the above syllogistic method treated of in one division of the system ; its branch is called वैशेषिक)
- likeness, analogy, a popular maxim or apposite illustration (cf. काकाक्षि-, घुणाक्षर-, दण्डापूप. &c.)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of न्याय (nyāyá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | न्यायः nyāyáḥ |
न्यायौ / न्याया¹ nyāyaú / nyāyā́¹ |
न्यायाः / न्यायासः¹ nyāyā́ḥ / nyāyā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | न्याय nyā́ya |
न्यायौ / न्याया¹ nyā́yau / nyā́yā¹ |
न्यायाः / न्यायासः¹ nyā́yāḥ / nyā́yāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | न्यायम् nyāyám |
न्यायौ / न्याया¹ nyāyaú / nyāyā́¹ |
न्यायान् nyāyā́n |
Instrumental | न्यायेन nyāyéna |
न्यायाभ्याम् nyāyā́bhyām |
न्यायैः / न्यायेभिः¹ nyāyaíḥ / nyāyébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | न्यायाय nyāyā́ya |
न्यायाभ्याम् nyāyā́bhyām |
न्यायेभ्यः nyāyébhyaḥ |
Ablative | न्यायात् nyāyā́t |
न्यायाभ्याम् nyāyā́bhyām |
न्यायेभ्यः nyāyébhyaḥ |
Genitive | न्यायस्य nyāyásya |
न्याययोः nyāyáyoḥ |
न्यायानाम् nyāyā́nām |
Locative | न्याये nyāyé |
न्याययोः nyāyáyoḥ |
न्यायेषु nyāyéṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
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