निधि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निधि (nidhi).

Noun

निधि • (nidhi) f

1. fund, reserve of money
2. treasure, hoard
3. (Hinduism) a Nidhi (one of the nine treasures of Kuvera)

Declension

Declension of निधि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निधि nidhi	निधियाँ nidhiyā̃
oblique	निधि nidhi	निधियों nidhiyõ
vocative	निधि nidhi	निधियो nidhiyo

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘱𑘠𑘱 (nidhi), from Sanskrit निधि (nidhi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.d̪ʱi/, [ni.d̪ʱiː]

Noun

निधि • (nidhi) m

1. treasure
2. (Hinduism) a Nidhi (one of the nine treasures of Kuvera)

Declension

Declension of निधि (masc ī-stem)
direct singular	निधि nidhi
direct plural	निध nidh
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	निधि nidhi		निध nidh
oblique सामान्यरूप	निध nidh		निधं- nidhn-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	निधला nidhlā		निधंना nidhnnā
ergative	निधने, निधनं nidhne, nidhna		निधंनी nidhnnī
instrumental	निधशी nidhśī		निधंशी nidhnśī
locative सप्तमी	निधत nidht		निधंत nidht
vocative संबोधन	निध nidh		निधंनो nidhnno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of निधि (masc ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	निधचा nidhċā	निधचे nidhċe	निधची nidhcī	निधच्या nidhcā	निधचे, निधचं nidhċe, nidhċa	निधची nidhcī	निधच्या nidhcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	निधंचा nidhnċā	निधंचे nidhnċe	निधंची nidhñcī	निधंच्या nidhncā	निधंचे, निधंचं nidhnċe, nidhnċa	निधंची nidhñcī	निधंच्या nidhñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निधान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “निधान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निधि (nidhi).

Noun

निधि • (nidhi) m

1. treasury

Old Marathi

Noun

निधि (nidhi) m

1. Devanagari form of 𑘡𑘱𑘠𑘱 (nidhi)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• nidhi (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• নিধি (Bengali script)
• නිධි (Sinhalese script)
• နိဓိ or ၼိꩪိ (Burmese script)
• นิธิ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩥᨵᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ນິຘິ (Lao script)
• និធិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄨𑄙𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

निधि m

1. Devanagari script form of nidhi

Declension

Declension table of "निधि" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	निधि (nidhi)	निधयो (nidhayo) or निधी (nidhī)
Accusative (second)	निधिं (nidhiṃ)	निधयो (nidhayo) or निधी (nidhī)
Instrumental (third)	निधिना (nidhinā)	निधीहि (nidhīhi) or निधीभि (nidhībhi)
Dative (fourth)	निधिस्स (nidhissa) or निधिनो (nidhino)	निधीनं (nidhīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	निधिस्मा (nidhismā) or निधिम्हा (nidhimhā)	निधीहि (nidhīhi) or निधीभि (nidhībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	निधिस्स (nidhissa) or निधिनो (nidhino)	निधीनं (nidhīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	निधिस्मिं (nidhismiṃ) or निधिम्हि (nidhimhi)	निधीसु (nidhīsu)
Vocative (calling)	निधि (nidhi)	निधयो (nidhayo) or निधी (nidhī)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• নিধি (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬶᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
• নিধি (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰰𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• နိဓိ (Burmese script)
• નિધિ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਿਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦶꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂱𑂡𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ನಿಧಿ (Kannada script)
• និធិ (Khmer script)
• ນິຘິ (Lao script)
• നിധി (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡳᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘱𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠢᢑᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧒𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐶𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
• ନିଧି (Odia script)
• ꢥꢶꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆴𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖰𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
• නිධි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩑𑩮𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚮𑚜𑚮 (Takri script)
• நிதி⁴ (Tamil script)
• నిధి (Telugu script)
• นิธิ (Thai script)
• ནི་དྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒱𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨁𑨜𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From नि (ni) + the zero-grade of धा (dhā, “to put, place”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ni.dʱí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪i.d̪ʱi/

Noun

निधि • (nidhí) stem, m

1. setting down or serving up (of food)
2. a place for deposits or storing up, a receptacle
3. a store, hoard, treasure
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.67.7:

     ए॒ष स्य वां॑ पूर्व॒गत्वे॑व॒ सख्ये॑ नि॒धिर्हि॒तो मा॑ध्वी रा॒तो अ॒स्मे।
     अहे॑ळता॒ मन॒सा या॑तम॒र्वाग॒श्नन्ता॑ ह॒व्यं मानु॑षीषु वि॒क्षु॥

     eṣá syá vāṃ pūrvagátveva sákhye nidhírhitó mādhvī rātó asmé.
     áheḷatā mánasā́ yātamarvā́gaśnántā havyáṃ mā́nuṣīṣu vikṣú.

     Lovers of Sweetness, we have brought this treasure to you as ’twere an envoy sent for friendship.
     Come unto us with spirits free from anger, in homes of men enjoying our oblation.

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of निधि (nidhí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निधिः nidhíḥ	निधी nidhī́	निधयः nidháyaḥ
Vocative	निधे nídhe	निधी nídhī	निधयः nídhayaḥ
Accusative	निधिम् nidhím	निधी nidhī́	निधीन् nidhī́n
Instrumental	निधिना / निध्या¹ nidhínā / nidhyā́¹	निधिभ्याम् nidhíbhyām	निधिभिः nidhíbhiḥ
Dative	निधये nidháye	निधिभ्याम् nidhíbhyām	निधिभ्यः nidhíbhyaḥ
Ablative	निधेः / निध्यः¹ nidhéḥ / nidhyáḥ¹	निधिभ्याम् nidhíbhyām	निधिभ्यः nidhíbhyaḥ
Genitive	निधेः / निध्यः¹ nidhéḥ / nidhyáḥ¹	निध्योः nidhyóḥ	निधीनाम् nidhīnā́m
Locative	निधौ / निधा¹ nidhaú / nidhā́¹	निध्योः nidhyóḥ	निधिषु nidhíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: nidhi
• Prakrit: 𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀺 (ṇihi)
• → Hindi: निधि (nidhi)
• → Kannada: ನಿಧಿ (nidhi)
• → Punjabi: ਨਿਧ (nidh)
• → Telugu: నిధి (nidhi)