निर्माण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्माण (nirmāṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) 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

Declension of निर्माण (masc cons-stem)

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

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) 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.