निमय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निमय (nimaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.məj/, [nɪ.mɐj]

Noun

निमय • (nimay) m

1. (rare, formal) exchange, barter

Declension

Declension of निमय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निमय nimay	निमय nimay
oblique	निमय nimay	निमयों nimayõ
vocative	निमय nimay	निमयो nimayo

Related terms

• विनिमय (vinimay)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “निमय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নিময় (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬶᬫᬬ (Balinese script)
• নিময় (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰰𑰦𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀫𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• နိမယ (Burmese script)
• નિમય (Gujarati script)
• ਨਿਮਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦶꦩꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂱𑂧𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ನಿಮಯ (Kannada script)
• និមយ (Khmer script)
• ນິມຍ (Lao script)
• നിമയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡳᠮᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘱𑘦𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠢᠮᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧒𑧆𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐶𑐩𑐫 (Newa script)
• ନିମଯ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢶꢪꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆴𑆩𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖰𑖦𑖧 (Siddham script)
• නිමය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩑𑩴𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚮𑚢𑚣 (Takri script)
• நிமய (Tamil script)
• నిమయ (Telugu script)
• นิมย (Thai script)
• ནི་མ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒱𑒧𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨁𑨢𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root निमे (nime).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ni.mɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪i.mɐ.jɐ/

Noun

निमय • (nimaya) stem, m

1. exchange, barter, change

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निमय (nimaya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निमयः nimayaḥ	निमयौ / निमया¹ nimayau / nimayā¹	निमयाः / निमयासः¹ nimayāḥ / nimayāsaḥ¹
Vocative	निमय nimaya	निमयौ / निमया¹ nimayau / nimayā¹	निमयाः / निमयासः¹ nimayāḥ / nimayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	निमयम् nimayam	निमयौ / निमया¹ nimayau / nimayā¹	निमयान् nimayān
Instrumental	निमयेन nimayena	निमयाभ्याम् nimayābhyām	निमयैः / निमयेभिः¹ nimayaiḥ / nimayebhiḥ¹
Dative	निमयाय nimayāya	निमयाभ्याम् nimayābhyām	निमयेभ्यः nimayebhyaḥ
Ablative	निमयात् nimayāt	निमयाभ्याम् nimayābhyām	निमयेभ्यः nimayebhyaḥ
Genitive	निमयस्य nimayasya	निमययोः nimayayoḥ	निमयानाम् nimayānām
Locative	निमये nimaye	निमययोः nimayayoḥ	निमयेषु nimayeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: निमय (nimay) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “निमय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 551.