nisā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• निसा (Devanagari script)
• নিসা (Bengali script)
• නිසා (Sinhalese script)
• နိသာ or ၼိသႃ (Burmese script)
• นิสา (Thai script)
• ᨶᩥᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ນິສາ (Lao script)
• និសា (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄨𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निशा (niśā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀡𑀺𑀲𑀸 (ṇisā).

Noun

nisā f

1. night

   Synonyms: natta, rajani, ratti

Declension

Declension table of "nisā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nisā	nisāyo or nisā
Accusative (second)	nisaṃ	nisāyo or nisā
Instrumental (third)	nisāya	nisāhi or nisābhi
Dative (fourth)	nisāya	nisānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nisāya	nisāhi or nisābhi
Genitive (sixth)	nisāya	nisānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nisāya or nisāyaṃ	nisāsu
Vocative (calling)	nise	nisāyo or nisā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nisā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 373
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “niśā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 420