निष्ठ

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit निष्ठ (niṣṭha).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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निष्ठ (niṣṭh) (indeclinable)

  1. believing in, having faith
  2. owing allegiance to, following
  3. inclined to, disposed to

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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निष्ठ (niṣṭha) stemf (root स्था)

  1. basis, state; intentness; perfection, completion; summit, limit; end, catastrophe, death
  2. decision
  3. firmness

Descendants

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Borrowed terms

References

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  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “निष्ठ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “niṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press