निर्माण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्माण (nirmāṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪɾ.mɑːɳ/, [nɪɾ.mä̃ːɳ]

Noun

निर्माण • (nirmāṇ) m (Urdu spelling نرمان)

1. building, construction

   Synonym: भवन (bhavan)

   नए इमारत का निर्माण हो रहा है यहाँ।

   nae imārat kā nirmāṇ ho rahā hai yahā̃.

   A new building is being constructed here.

2. manufacture
3. creation, making

   Synonyms: रचना (racnā), बनावट (banāvaṭ), तख़्लीक़ (taxlīq), तश्कील (taśkīl), रूप (rūp), ख़िल्क़त (xilqat), पैदाइश (paidāiś)

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	निर्माण nirmāṇ	निर्माण nirmāṇ
oblique	निर्माण nirmāṇ	निर्माणों nirmāṇõ
vocative	निर्माण nirmāṇ	निर्माणो nirmāṇo

Declension of निर्माण (masc cons-stem)

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्माण (nirmāṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nirmäɽ̃]
• Phonetic Devanagari: निर्माण्

Noun

निर्माण • (nirmāṇ)

1. building, construction

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নিৰ্মাণ (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬶᬃᬫᬵᬡ (Balinese script)
• নির্মাণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰰𑰨𑰿𑰦𑰯𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀺𑀭𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• နိရ်္မာဏ (Burmese script)
• નિર્માણ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਿਰ੍ਮਾਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦶꦂꦩꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂱𑂩𑂹𑂧𑂰𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ (Kannada script)
• និម៌ាណ (Khmer script)
• ນິຣ຺ມາຓ (Lao script)
• നിര്മാണ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᡳᡵᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘱𑘨𑘿𑘦𑘰𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠢᠷᠮᠠᢗᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧒𑧈𑧠𑧆𑧑𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐶𑐬𑑂𑐩𑐵𑐞 (Newa script)
• ନିର୍ମାଣ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢶꢬ꣄ꢪꢵꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆴𑆫𑇀𑆩𑆳𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖰𑖨𑖿𑖦𑖯𑖜 (Siddham script)
• නිර්‍මාණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩑𑩼 𑪙𑩴𑩛𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚮𑚤𑚶𑚢𑚭𑚘 (Takri script)
• நிர்மாண (Tamil script)
• నిర్మాణ (Telugu script)
• นิรฺมาณ (Thai script)
• ནི་རྨཱ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒱𑒩𑓂𑒧𑒰𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨁𑨫𑩇𑨢𑨊𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

निर्मा (nirmā) +‎ -न (-na).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /niɾ.mɑː.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪iɾˈmɑː.ɳɐ/

Noun

निर्माण • (nirmāṇa) stem, n

1. measuring, measure, reach, extent
2. forming, making, creating, creation, building, composition, work
3. (Buddhism) transformation
4. pith, the best of anything

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of निर्माण (nirmāṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	निर्माणम् nirmāṇam	निर्माणे nirmāṇe	निर्माणानि / निर्माणा¹ nirmāṇāni / nirmāṇā¹
Vocative	निर्माण nirmāṇa	निर्माणे nirmāṇe	निर्माणानि / निर्माणा¹ nirmāṇāni / nirmāṇā¹
Accusative	निर्माणम् nirmāṇam	निर्माणे nirmāṇe	निर्माणानि / निर्माणा¹ nirmāṇāni / nirmāṇā¹
Instrumental	निर्माणेन nirmāṇena	निर्माणाभ्याम् nirmāṇābhyām	निर्माणैः / निर्माणेभिः¹ nirmāṇaiḥ / nirmāṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	निर्माणाय nirmāṇāya	निर्माणाभ्याम् nirmāṇābhyām	निर्माणेभ्यः nirmāṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	निर्माणात् nirmāṇāt	निर्माणाभ्याम् nirmāṇābhyām	निर्माणेभ्यः nirmāṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	निर्माणस्य nirmāṇasya	निर्माणयोः nirmāṇayoḥ	निर्माणानाम् nirmāṇānām
Locative	निर्माणे nirmāṇe	निर्माणयोः nirmāṇayoḥ	निर्माणेषु nirmāṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “निर्माण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 556/2.