निष्ठा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निष्ठा (niṣṭhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪʂ.ʈʰɑː/, [nɪʂ.ʈʰäː]

Noun

निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) f (Urdu spelling نشٹھا)

1. loyalty

   सैनिक सेनापति पर दृढ़ निष्ठा रखते हैं।

   sainik senāpti par dŕṛh niṣṭhā rakhte ha͠i.

   The soldiers have firm loyalty to the general.

2. allegiance, devotion, fidelity
3. faith, adherence
4. self-devotion

Declension

Declension of निष्ठा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निष्ठा niṣṭhā	निष्ठाएँ niṣṭhāẽ
oblique	निष्ठा niṣṭhā	निष्ठाओं niṣṭhāõ
vocative	निष्ठा niṣṭhā	निष्ठाओ niṣṭhāo

Derived terms

• निष्ठावान (niṣṭhāvān)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From नि (ni) +‎ स्था (sthā, root).

Noun

निष्ठा • (niṣṭhā) stem, f

1. devotion, attachment
2. end, termination, culminating or extreme point, decisive sentence, catastrophe
3. familiarity with, certain knowledge of

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of निष्ठा (niṣṭhā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निष्ठा niṣṭhā	निष्ठे niṣṭhe	निष्ठाः niṣṭhāḥ
Vocative	निष्ठे niṣṭhe	निष्ठे niṣṭhe	निष्ठाः niṣṭhāḥ
Accusative	निष्ठाम् niṣṭhām	निष्ठे niṣṭhe	निष्ठाः niṣṭhāḥ
Instrumental	निष्ठया / निष्ठा¹ niṣṭhayā / niṣṭhā¹	निष्ठाभ्याम् niṣṭhābhyām	निष्ठाभिः niṣṭhābhiḥ
Dative	निष्ठायै niṣṭhāyai	निष्ठाभ्याम् niṣṭhābhyām	निष्ठाभ्यः niṣṭhābhyaḥ
Ablative	निष्ठायाः / निष्ठायै² niṣṭhāyāḥ / niṣṭhāyai²	निष्ठाभ्याम् niṣṭhābhyām	निष्ठाभ्यः niṣṭhābhyaḥ
Genitive	निष्ठायाः / निष्ठायै² niṣṭhāyāḥ / niṣṭhāyai²	निष्ठयोः niṣṭhayoḥ	निष्ठानाम् niṣṭhānām
Locative	निष्ठायाम् niṣṭhāyām	निष्ठयोः niṣṭhayoḥ	निष्ठासु niṣṭhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Punjabi: ਨਿੱਠ (niṭṭha, “focus”)

References

• [1] definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit