See also: Nirvana and nirvána

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Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, blown or put out, extinguished), from निस् (nis, out) +‎ वा (, to blow), the second part cognate with Russian ве́тер (véter, wind), weather, vent and wind.

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nirvana (countable and uncountable, plural nirvanas)

  1. (Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
  2. (non-Buddhist, colloquial) State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace.
    • 1988 February 7, Stephanie Poggi, “What's Choice Got To Do With It?”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 5:
      Welcome to this celebration of legal abortion. I wish January 22 meant more than that. The truth is that we are not winging our way to a state of nirvana for reproductive rights.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, blown or put out, extinguished), from निस् (nis, out) +‎ वा (, to blow).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnirʋɑnɑ/, [ˈnirʋɑ̝nɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -irʋɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nir‧va‧na
  • Hyphenation(key): nir‧va‧na

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nirvana

  1. nirvana

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Inflection of nirvana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative nirvana nirvanat
genitive nirvanan nirvanoiden
nirvanoitten
partitive nirvanaa nirvanoita
illative nirvanaan nirvanoihin
singular plural
nominative nirvana nirvanat
accusative nom. nirvana nirvanat
gen. nirvanan
genitive nirvanan nirvanoiden
nirvanoitten
nirvanain rare
partitive nirvanaa nirvanoita
inessive nirvanassa nirvanoissa
elative nirvanasta nirvanoista
illative nirvanaan nirvanoihin
adessive nirvanalla nirvanoilla
ablative nirvanalta nirvanoilta
allative nirvanalle nirvanoille
essive nirvanana nirvanoina
translative nirvanaksi nirvanoiksi
abessive nirvanatta nirvanoitta
instructive nirvanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nirvana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirvanani nirvanani
accusative nom. nirvanani nirvanani
gen. nirvanani
genitive nirvanani nirvanoideni
nirvanoitteni
nirvanaini rare
partitive nirvanaani nirvanoitani
inessive nirvanassani nirvanoissani
elative nirvanastani nirvanoistani
illative nirvanaani nirvanoihini
adessive nirvanallani nirvanoillani
ablative nirvanaltani nirvanoiltani
allative nirvanalleni nirvanoilleni
essive nirvananani nirvanoinani
translative nirvanakseni nirvanoikseni
abessive nirvanattani nirvanoittani
instructive
comitative nirvanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nirvanasi nirvanasi
accusative nom. nirvanasi nirvanasi
gen. nirvanasi
genitive nirvanasi nirvanoidesi
nirvanoittesi
nirvanaisi rare
partitive nirvanaasi nirvanoitasi
inessive nirvanassasi nirvanoissasi
elative nirvanastasi nirvanoistasi
illative nirvanaasi nirvanoihisi
adessive nirvanallasi nirvanoillasi
ablative nirvanaltasi nirvanoiltasi
allative nirvanallesi nirvanoillesi
essive nirvananasi nirvanoinasi
translative nirvanaksesi nirvanoiksesi
abessive nirvanattasi nirvanoittasi
instructive
comitative nirvanoinesi

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French

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nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

  1. nirvana

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Italian

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Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, blown or put out, extinguished), from निस् (nis, out) +‎ वा (, to blow).

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  • IPA(key): /nirˈva.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: nir‧và‧na

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nirvana m (invariable)

  1. nirvana
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, blown or put out, extinguished), from निस् (nis, out) +‎ वा (, to blow).

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
  • Hyphenation: nir‧va‧na

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nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana (complete cessation of suffering)

Romanian

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Borrowed from French nirvana.

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nirvana f (uncountable)

  1. nirvana

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Declension of nirvana
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative nirvana nirvanaua
genitive-dative - -i
vocative

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, blown or put out, extinguished), from निस् (nis, out) +‎ वा (, to blow).

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  • IPA(key): /nirʋǎna/
  • Hyphenation: nir‧va‧na

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nirvàna f (Cyrillic spelling нирва̀на)

  1. nirvana

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Declension of nirvana
singular plural
nominative nirvana nirvane
genitive nirvane nirvana
dative nirvani nirvanama
accusative nirvanu nirvane
vocative nirvano nirvane
locative nirvani nirvanama
instrumental nirvanom nirvanama

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  • nirvana”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, blown or put out, extinguished), from निस् (nis, out) +‎ वा (, to blow). The masculine gender in Spanish seems to adapt the neuter gender of the Sanskrit original, compare mantra, yoga.

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  • IPA(key): /niɾˈbana/ [niɾˈβ̞a.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: nir‧va‧na

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nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

  1. nirvana

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