"नी" meaning in Sanskrit

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Root

IPA: /niː/ [Vedic], /n̪iː/ [Classical] Forms: nī [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-. Compare Avestan 𐬌𐬙𐬈𐬫𐬀𐬥 (iteyan, “to bring, lead”), Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐎹 (a-n-y /⁠anaya⁠/, “he was leading, bringing”), Middle Persian [script needed] (nītan, “to lead, drive”), Hittite 𒈾𒄿𒉈 (nāine, “to guide”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*neyH-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Indo-European *neyH-, {{inh+|sa|ine-pro|*neyH-}} Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-, {{cog|ae|𐬌𐬙𐬈𐬫𐬀𐬥||to bring, lead}} Avestan 𐬌𐬙𐬈𐬫𐬀𐬥 (iteyan, “to bring, lead”), {{cog|peo|𐎠𐎴𐎹||he was leading, bringing|ts=anaya}} Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐎹 (a-n-y /⁠anaya⁠/, “he was leading, bringing”), {{cog|pal|||to lead, drive|tr=nītan}} Middle Persian [script needed] (nītan, “to lead, drive”), {{cog|hit|𒈾𒄿𒉈||to guide|tr=nāine}} Hittite 𒈾𒄿𒉈 (nāine, “to guide”) Head templates: {{head|sa|root|head=|tr=}} नी • (nī), {{sa-root}} नी • (nī)
  1. to guide, govern, direct Tags: morpheme Synonyms: नि (ni), नय् (english: nay)
    Sense id: en-नी-sa-root-sNA4EZRh Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit roots, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Related terms: नयति (náyati, Present), नेष्यति (neṣyáti, Future), अनैषीत् (ánaiṣīt, Aorist), निनाय (ninā́ya, Perfect), नीयते (nīyáte) [passive], अनायि (ánāyi) [passive], नाययति (nāyáyati) [causative], निनीषति (nínīṣati, Desiderative), नेनीयते (nenīyáte, Intensive), नेतुम् (nétum, Infinitive), नयितुम् (náyitum, Infinitive), नेतोस् (nétos, Infinitive), नित्वा (nitvā́, Gerund), नयित्वा (nayitvā́, Gerund), नीत (nītá, Past Participle), नाय (nāya) (english: guidance, direction), with many other related compounds, प्रणी (praṇī) (english: guidance, devotion), नीति (nīti) (english: bringer of guidance), नीथ (nītha) (english: leader), नेतृ (netṛ) (english: leader), नेत्री (netrī) (english: leaderess), नेतव्य (netavya) (english: that which ought to be guided, examined or applied), नीथा (nīthā) (english: a music air, an hymn, a song), आनयति (ānayati), उन्नयति (unnayati), प्रणयति (praṇayati), आनी (ānī) (english: to bring), उदानी (udānī) (english: to lift), प्रणी (praṇī) (english: to finish, promote, love)

Alternative forms

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          "word": "नीति"
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          "word": "उदानी"
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      "word": "निनीषति"
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      "roman": "nenīyáte, Intensive",
      "word": "नेनीयते"
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      "word": "नेतुम्"
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      "word": "नयितुम्"
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      "word": "नित्वा"
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      "word": "नयित्वा"
    },
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      "roman": "nītá, Past Participle",
      "word": "नीत"
    },
    {
      "english": "guidance, direction",
      "roman": "nāya",
      "word": "नाय"
    },
    {
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    {
      "english": "guidance, devotion",
      "roman": "praṇī",
      "word": "प्रणी"
    },
    {
      "english": "bringer of guidance",
      "roman": "nīti",
      "word": "नीति"
    },
    {
      "english": "leader",
      "roman": "nītha",
      "word": "नीथ"
    },
    {
      "english": "leader",
      "roman": "netṛ",
      "word": "नेतृ"
    },
    {
      "english": "leaderess",
      "roman": "netrī",
      "word": "नेत्री"
    },
    {
      "english": "that which ought to be guided, examined or applied",
      "roman": "netavya",
      "word": "नेतव्य"
    },
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      "english": "a music air, an hymn, a song",
      "roman": "nīthā",
      "word": "नीथा"
    },
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      "word": "आनयति"
    },
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      "roman": "unnayati",
      "word": "उन्नयति"
    },
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      "roman": "praṇayati",
      "word": "प्रणयति"
    },
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      "english": "to bring",
      "roman": "ānī",
      "word": "आनी"
    },
    {
      "english": "to lift",
      "roman": "udānī",
      "word": "उदानी"
    },
    {
      "english": "to finish, promote, love",
      "roman": "praṇī",
      "word": "प्रणी"
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