अनित्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनित्य (anitya); equal to अ- (a-) +‎ नित्य (nitya).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.nɪt̪.jᵊ/, [ɐ.nɪt̪.jᵊ]
Rhymes: -ɪt̪.jᵊ

Adjective

अनित्य • (anitya) (indeclinable)

transient, transitory, impermanent, temporary
Synonyms: क्षणिक (kṣaṇik), क्षणभंगुर (kṣaṇbhaṅgur), नश्वर (naśvar)
occasional

Derived terms

अनित्यता (anityatā)
अनित्यत्व (anityatva)
अनित्यकर्म (anityakarm)
अनित्यक्रिया (anityakriyā)
अनित्यभाव (anityabhāv)

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अनित्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनित्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Adjective

अनित्य • (anitya)

impermanent

Descendants

→ Hindi: अनित्य (anitya)
→ Tocharian B: anityāt
→ Tocharian B: anityӓ

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