नय
Kurukh edit
Etymology edit
From Indo-Aryan.
Numeral edit
नय (nay)
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Adjective edit
नय
- Devanagari script form of naya (“leading”)
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar][1], page 7; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
- अस्सरं खो व्यञ्जनं अधोठितं परक्खरं नये युत्ते।
- Assaraṃ kho vyañjanaṃ adhoṭhitaṃ parakkharaṃ naye yutte.
- Assuredly the dead consonant preceding and in the lead of the other consonant in junction.
Declension edit
Declension table of "नय" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | नयो (nayo) | नया (nayā) |
| Accusative (second) | नयं (nayaṃ) | नये (naye) |
| Instrumental (third) | नयेन (nayena) | नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | नयस्स (nayassa) or नयाय (nayāya) or नयत्थं (nayatthaṃ) | नयानं (nayānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | नयस्मा (nayasmā) or नयम्हा (nayamhā) or नया (nayā) | नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | नयस्स (nayassa) | नयानं (nayānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | नयस्मिं (nayasmiṃ) or नयम्हि (nayamhi) or नये (naye) | नयेसु (nayesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | नय (naya) | नया (nayā) |
Declension table of "नय" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | नयं (nayaṃ) | नयानि (nayāni) |
| Accusative (second) | नयं (nayaṃ) | नयानि (nayāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | नयेन (nayena) | नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | नयस्स (nayassa) or नयाय (nayāya) or नयत्थं (nayatthaṃ) | नयानं (nayānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | नयस्मा (nayasmā) or नयम्हा (nayamhā) or नया (nayā) | नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | नयस्स (nayassa) | नयानं (nayānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | नयस्मिं (nayasmiṃ) or नयम्हि (nayamhi) or नये (naye) | नयेसु (nayesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | नय (naya) | नयानि (nayāni) |
Noun edit
नय m
- Devanagari script form of naya (“method”)
Declension edit
Declension table of "नय" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | नयो (nayo) | नया (nayā) |
| Accusative (second) | नयं (nayaṃ) | नये (naye) |
| Instrumental (third) | नयेन (nayena) | नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | नयस्स (nayassa) or नयाय (nayāya) or नयत्थं (nayatthaṃ) | नयानं (nayānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | नयस्मा (nayasmā) or नयम्हा (nayamhā) or नया (nayā) | नयेहि (nayehi) or नयेभि (nayebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | नयस्स (nayassa) | नयानं (nayānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | नयस्मिं (nayasmiṃ) or नयम्हि (nayamhi) or नये (naye) | नयेसु (nayesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | नय (naya) | नया (nayā) |
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- নয় (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬬ (Balinese script)
- নয় (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- နယ (Burmese script)
- નય (Gujarati script)
- ਨਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦪ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ನಯ (Kannada script)
- នយ (Khmer script)
- ນຍ (Lao script)
- നയ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐫 (Newa script)
- ନଯ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖧 (Siddham script)
- නය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚣 (Takri script)
- நய (Tamil script)
- నయ (Telugu script)
- นย (Thai script)
- ན་ཡ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From the root नी (nī).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
नय • (naya) stem, m
- leading (of an army)
- conduct, behavior, (esp.) prudent conduct or behavior, good management, polity, civil and military government
- wisdom, prudence, reason
- plan, design
- leading thought, maxim, principle, system, method, doctrine
Declension edit
| Masculine a-stem declension of नय (naya) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | नयः nayaḥ |
नयौ / नया¹ nayau / nayā¹ |
नयाः / नयासः¹ nayāḥ / nayāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | नय naya |
नयौ / नया¹ nayau / nayā¹ |
नयाः / नयासः¹ nayāḥ / nayāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | नयम् nayam |
नयौ / नया¹ nayau / nayā¹ |
नयान् nayān |
| Instrumental | नयेन nayena |
नयाभ्याम् nayābhyām |
नयैः / नयेभिः¹ nayaiḥ / nayebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | नयाय nayāya |
नयाभ्याम् nayābhyām |
नयेभ्यः nayebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | नयात् nayāt |
नयाभ्याम् nayābhyām |
नयेभ्यः nayebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | नयस्य nayasya |
नययोः nayayoḥ |
नयानाम् nayānām |
| Locative | नये naye |
नययोः nayayoḥ |
नयेषु nayeṣu |
| Notes |
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Adjective edit
नय • (naya) stem
Declension edit
| Masculine a-stem declension of नय | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | नयः (nayaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | नयस्य (nayasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | नयः (nayaḥ) | नयौ (nayau) | नयाः (nayāḥ) |
| Vocative | नय (naya) | नयौ (nayau) | नयाः (nayāḥ) |
| Accusative | नयम् (nayam) | नयौ (nayau) | नयान् (nayān) |
| Instrumental | नयेन (nayena) | नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) | नयैः (nayaiḥ) |
| Dative | नयाय (nayāya) | नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) | नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | नयात् (nayāt) | नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) | नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | नयस्य (nayasya) | नययोः (nayayoḥ) | नयानाम् (nayānām) |
| Locative | नये (naye) | नययोः (nayayoḥ) | नयेषु (nayeṣu) |
| Feminine ā-stem declension of नय | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | नया (nayā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | नयायाः (nayāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | नया (nayā) | नये (naye) | नयाः (nayāḥ) |
| Vocative | नये (naye) | नये (naye) | नयाः (nayāḥ) |
| Accusative | नयाम् (nayām) | नये (naye) | नयाः (nayāḥ) |
| Instrumental | नयया (nayayā) | नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) | नयाभिः (nayābhiḥ) |
| Dative | नयायै (nayāyai) | नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) | नयाभ्यः (nayābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | नयायाः (nayāyāḥ) | नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) | नयाभ्यः (nayābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | नयायाः (nayāyāḥ) | नययोः (nayayoḥ) | नयानाम् (nayānām) |
| Locative | नयायाम् (nayāyām) | नययोः (nayayoḥ) | नयासु (nayāsu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of नय | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | नयम् (nayam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | नयस्य (nayasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | नयम् (nayam) | नये (naye) | नयानि (nayāni) |
| Vocative | नय (naya) | नये (naye) | नयानि (nayāni) |
| Accusative | नयम् (nayam) | नये (naye) | नयानि (nayāni) |
| Instrumental | नयेन (nayena) | नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) | नयैः (nayaiḥ) |
| Dative | नयाय (nayāya) | नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) | नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | नयात् (nayāt) | नयाभ्याम् (nayābhyām) | नयेभ्यः (nayebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | नयस्य (nayasya) | नययोः (nayayoḥ) | नयानाम् (nayānām) |
| Locative | नये (naye) | नययोः (nayayoḥ) | नयेषु (nayeṣu) |
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “नय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 528/2.