निवास

See also: नवासी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निवास (nivāsa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ʋɑːs/, [nɪ.ʋäːs]

Noun

निवास • (nivās) m

1. abode, dwelling

   Synonym: वास (vās)

   उस गिरि पर मंत्री का निवास है।

   us giri par mantrī kā nivās hai.

   The minister's abode is on that mountain.

2. residence

Declension

Declension of निवास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निवास nivās	निवास nivās
oblique	निवास nivās	निवासों nivāsõ
vocative	निवास nivās	निवासो nivāso

Derived terms

• निवास करना (nivās karnā, “to dwell”)
• निवासी (nivāsī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निवास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ni.ʋɑː.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪iˈʋɑː.s̪ɐ/

Etymology

From नि (ní, “down”) +‎ वास (vāsá, “dwelling, seat”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ni.ʋɑː.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪iˈʋɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

निवास • (nivāsa) stem, m

1. clothing, dress
2. living, dwelling, residing
3. dwelling-place, abode, house, habitation, night-quarters

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निवास (nivāsa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निवासः nivāsaḥ	निवासौ / निवासा¹ nivāsau / nivāsā¹	निवासाः / निवासासः¹ nivāsāḥ / nivāsāsaḥ¹
Vocative	निवास nivāsa	निवासौ / निवासा¹ nivāsau / nivāsā¹	निवासाः / निवासासः¹ nivāsāḥ / nivāsāsaḥ¹
Accusative	निवासम् nivāsam	निवासौ / निवासा¹ nivāsau / nivāsā¹	निवासान् nivāsān
Instrumental	निवासेन nivāsena	निवासाभ्याम् nivāsābhyām	निवासैः / निवासेभिः¹ nivāsaiḥ / nivāsebhiḥ¹
Dative	निवासाय nivāsāya	निवासाभ्याम् nivāsābhyām	निवासेभ्यः nivāsebhyaḥ
Ablative	निवासात् nivāsāt	निवासाभ्याम् nivāsābhyām	निवासेभ्यः nivāsebhyaḥ
Genitive	निवासस्य nivāsasya	निवासयोः nivāsayoḥ	निवासानाम् nivāsānām
Locative	निवासे nivāse	निवासयोः nivāsayoḥ	निवासेषु nivāseṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: निवास (nivās)
• → Punjabi: ਨਿਵਾਸ (nivās)
• → Telugu: నివాసము (nivāsamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “निवास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 559/1.