nibbhaya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• निब्भय (Devanagari script)
• নিব্ভয (Bengali script)
• නිබ‍්භය (Sinhalese script)
• နိဗ္ဘယ or ၼိၿ္ꧤယ or ၼိၿ်ꧤယ (Burmese script)
• นิพฺภย or นิพภะยะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩥᨻ᩠ᨽᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ນິພ຺ຠຍ or ນິພຠະຍະ (Lao script)
• និព្ភយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄨𑄝𑄴𑄞𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निर्भय (nirbhaya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀬 (ṇibbhaya).

Adjective

nibbhaya

1. fearless, unafraid

Declension

Declension table of "nibbhaya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nibbhayo	nibbhayā
Accusative (second)	nibbhayaṃ	nibbhaye
Instrumental (third)	nibbhayena	nibbhayehi or nibbhayebhi
Dative (fourth)	nibbhayassa or nibbhayāya or nibbhayatthaṃ	nibbhayānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nibbhayasmā or nibbhayamhā or nibbhayā	nibbhayehi or nibbhayebhi
Genitive (sixth)	nibbhayassa	nibbhayānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nibbhayasmiṃ or nibbhayamhi or nibbhaye	nibbhayesu
Vocative (calling)	nibbhaya	nibbhayā

Declension table of "nibbhayā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nibbhayā	nibbhayāyo or nibbhayā
Accusative (second)	nibbhayaṃ	nibbhayāyo or nibbhayā
Instrumental (third)	nibbhayāya	nibbhayāhi or nibbhayābhi
Dative (fourth)	nibbhayāya	nibbhayānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nibbhayāya	nibbhayāhi or nibbhayābhi
Genitive (sixth)	nibbhayāya	nibbhayānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nibbhayāya or nibbhayāyaṃ	nibbhayāsu
Vocative (calling)	nibbhaye	nibbhayāyo or nibbhayā

Declension table of "nibbhaya" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nibbhayaṃ	nibbhayāni
Accusative (second)	nibbhayaṃ	nibbhayāni
Instrumental (third)	nibbhayena	nibbhayehi or nibbhayebhi
Dative (fourth)	nibbhayassa or nibbhayāya or nibbhayatthaṃ	nibbhayānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nibbhayasmā or nibbhayamhā or nibbhayā	nibbhayehi or nibbhayebhi
Genitive (sixth)	nibbhayassa	nibbhayānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nibbhayasmiṃ or nibbhayamhi or nibbhaye	nibbhayesu
Vocative (calling)	nibbhaya	nibbhayāni

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nibbhaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 366
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nirbhaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 417