nibbhaya
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Pali
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit निर्भय (nirbhaya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀬 (ṇibbhaya).
Adjective
[edit]nibbhaya
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "nibbhaya" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | nibbhayo | nibbhayā |
Accusative (second) | nibbhayaṃ | nibbhaye |
Instrumental (third) | nibbhayena | nibbhayehi or nibbhayebhi |
Dative (fourth) | nibbhayassa or nibbhayāya or nibbhayatthaṃ | nibbhayānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | nibbhayasmā or nibbhayamhā or nibbhayā | nibbhayehi or nibbhayebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | nibbhayassa | nibbhayānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | nibbhayasmiṃ or nibbhayamhi or nibbhaye | nibbhayesu |
Vocative (calling) | nibbhaya | nibbhayā |
Declension table of "nibbhayā" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | nibbhayā | nibbhayāyo or nibbhayā |
Accusative (second) | nibbhayaṃ | nibbhayāyo or nibbhayā |
Instrumental (third) | nibbhayāya | nibbhayāhi or nibbhayābhi |
Dative (fourth) | nibbhayāya | nibbhayānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | nibbhayāya | nibbhayāhi or nibbhayābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | nibbhayāya | nibbhayānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | nibbhayāya or nibbhayāyaṃ | nibbhayāsu |
Vocative (calling) | nibbhaye | nibbhayāyo or nibbhayā |
Declension table of "nibbhaya" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | nibbhayaṃ | nibbhayāni |
Accusative (second) | nibbhayaṃ | nibbhayāni |
Instrumental (third) | nibbhayena | nibbhayehi or nibbhayebhi |
Dative (fourth) | nibbhayassa or nibbhayāya or nibbhayatthaṃ | nibbhayānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | nibbhayasmā or nibbhayamhā or nibbhayā | nibbhayehi or nibbhayebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | nibbhayassa | nibbhayānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | nibbhayasmiṃ or nibbhayamhi or nibbhaye | nibbhayesu |
Vocative (calling) | nibbhaya | nibbhayāni |
Further reading
[edit]- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nibbhaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 366
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nirbhaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 417