…nir-upadhi etc. 2. Both ni & nis are base-prefixes only, & of stable, well-defined character i.e. never enter combinations with other…

adjective shameless Sdhp.382. Ni(l)lanchaka

nis + lajjā

…is popular etym. Cp. nipatāmase at Ja.iv.361 (see nipatati).

adjective useless Ja.ii.103.

nis + upakāra

only in Caus. nivāreti (q.v.), pp. nivuta.

ni + varati

adjective lying down DN.iii.44, DN.iii.47.

fr. ni + sad

Nisagga & Nissagga

giving forth, bestowing; natural state, nature SN.i.54 (˚ss˚). cp. nisaṭṭha

ni or nis + sṛj

grinding Dhp-a.i.308.

= ni + śātana

…disease, healthy, well, unhurt Ja.i.421; Ja.iii.26; Ja.iv.31; Pv-a.198 (ni˚). Cp. nīruja.

Sk. nīroga, nis + roga

adjective = nīroga Sdhp.496.

Sk. nīruja, nis + rujā

…Cp. similarly paṭiyādeti & paṭiyādita.

cp. Sk. ni-or nir-yātayati, Caus. of ni(r)yatati

adjective without fire Mil.324 (˚okāsa).

nis + aggi + ka

…of enjoyment; deserted, being of no avail, useless Ja.vi.556; Pv.i.12. Cp. vi˚.

Sk. nirbhoga, nis + bhoga¹

Nibbhoga

bending,…

heartlessness Pv-a.55.

Sk. niṣkaruṇatā; nis + karuṇā

to knock down Thig.302 (= pāteti Thag-a.227).

ni + sumbh (subhnāti)

distinction, distinguishing Vism.193.

nis + vikappa

to fall down before Thag.375.

pa + ni + pat

prostration, adoration Dāvs v.53.

fr. pa + ni + pat

to twist round, bend, wind, contort oneself Mil.253. Cp. vi˚.

Sk. ni-or nirbhujati, nis + bhujati

…ahaṃ Thag-a.90. Kern (wrongly) proposes reading virajjhi).

Pass. of nirajati, nis + ajati, Vedic nirajati to drive out cattle

hone on which to sharpen a knife Mil.282.

ni + śā to sharpen, to whet, cp. nisita

…Ja.vi.336; Cnd.199#7 (ni˚); Vv-a.222 Vv-a.256; Pv-a.73, Pv-a.254; Mil.8, Mil.219. aor. nīhari DN.i.92; Ja.i.293;…

destroying, slaughtering Mil.242.

ni + sūd

…Cp. similarly paṭiyādeti & paṭiyādita.

cp. Sk. ni-or nir-yātayati, Caus. of ni(r)yatati

exertion, endeavour Ja.v.243.

ni + sama

adjective free from greed Ja.iv.10.

nis + lobha

…nis + taraṇa, cp. nittharati

Nittharaṇa²

neuter “strewing or being strewn down,” putting down, carrying, bearing…

adjective without desire or excitement Ja.i.7.

nis + chanda

adjective healthy Mil.251 (of paddy).

nis + ātanka

cave Mnd.23 (Ep. of kāya).

nis + dara, see darī

…Cp. similarly paṭiyādeti & paṭiyādita.

cp. Sk. ni-or nir-yātayati, Caus. of ni(r)yatati

…but see Mnd.263).

Sk. niṣṭhā; ni + ṭhā, abstr. of adj
■ suff. ˚ṭha

Niṭṭhā²

feminine end, conclusion;…

to shine Vv-a.179 (= dippati).

ni + bhāti

…nibbāpeti, nibbāpana.

Sk. ni-(or nir-)vriyate, Pass. of ni(r)varati, influenced by nirvāyati intrs. to cease to blow; see on etym. & Pāli…

…Snp.919. See foll.

Sk. *nirātman, nis + attan

Niratta²

adjective rejected, thrown off, given up Snp.1098; Cnd.359. Note. At…

…See also nibbāpana.

Sk. ni(r)vārayati, Caus. of ni(r)varati, influenced in meaning by nirvāpayati. Caus. of nirvāti make cool…

…never thought of explaining nibbāna by anything like blowing (vāta), but always by nis + vana (see nibbana) For…

bought out Ja.iii.471.

cp. Sk. nirbhṛta, pp. of nis + bhṛ.

void of men, absence of men Ja.iii.148.

nis + manussa + ya

adjective without property, poor Ja.v.447.

nis + dhana

deposit (of merit or demerit), accumulation, effect (of kamma Snp.953 (= Mnd.442 abhisankhārā).

Sk. ni-saṃskṛti, ni + saṃ + kṛ.

adjective sloping down, low-lying AN.i.35 (contrasted with ukkūla). We should expect ni˚; for vi˚; as in BSk. (see ukkūla).

vi + kūla

to wink (one’s eyes): see ni˚.

miṣ, Vedic miṣati, root given as misa at Dhtm.479, with explⁿ “mīlane”

to crave, desire, strive after, ppr nikāmayaṃ SN.i.122, & nikāmayamāna Vin.ii.108. Cp. nikanta & nikanti.

Sk. ni-kāmayati, ni + kāmeti

…AN.ii.191. Cp. upa˚.

*Sk. nidhyāna, ni + jhāna¹

Nijjhāna²

neuter conflagration, in anto˚ = nijjhāyana Pv-a.18…

…rest
■ Dhtm.470 kanti-nivāsesu

Vasati³

feminine a dwelling, abode, residence Ja.vi.292 (rāja˚ = rāja-paricariyā C.);…

Nisagga & Nissagga

giving forth, bestowing; natural state, nature SN.i.54 (˚ss˚). cp. nisaṭṭha

ni or nis + sṛj

…cp. Goth. filu-deisei cunning, & in meaning cinteti → citta¹

Jhāyati²

to burn, to be on fire: fig. to be consumed, to…

to break (right) through MN.i.233.

vi + ni + bhid

to besprinkle Mhvs.vii.8.

ni + siñcati

whetstone Dāvs iii.87 (˚opala).

Sk. nikasa, ni + kasati

…viraja); Dhp-a.i.41.

Sk. nirdośa, nis + dosa¹

Niddosa²

adjective free from hatred Ja.iv.10 (su˚; Com….

adjective without splendour Ja.ii.415; Mil.102.

nis + prabhā

…(id.). Cp. upa˚.

Sk. nidhyāyati, ni + jhāyati¹

Nijjhāyati²

to be consumed (by sorrow), to fret Mnd.433.

ni +…

multitude Dāvs v.25 (jātipuppha˚).

Sk. nikara, ni + karoti

adjective boiled, infused Vin.i.200.

nis + pakka

adjective unsupported Mil.295 (ākāsa).

nis + ālamba

adjective fleshless MN.i.58, MN.i.364; Pv-a.68.

nis + maṃsa

…counterfeit [= Sk. upaniṣad = aupamye Pāṇini i.4, 79] Ja.vi.470 (= paṭirūpaka C.).

if = Vedic upaniṣad, it would be fr. upa + ni…

adjective making no reply Pv-a.117.

nis + uttara

…Ja.i.279; Dhp-a.ii.6 (akkhīni nimmīlituṃ nâsakkhi) Caus. nim(m)īl-eti id. MN.i.120; Dhp-a.ii.28 (paralokaṃ opp. ummīleti); Ja.i.279;…

…in pp. niggata (q.v.); at Ja.vi.504 as ni˚.

Sk. nirgacchati, nis + gacchati

…to sink Sdhp.43
■ Cp. ni˚, vi˚.

sad, Idg. *si-ƶd-ō, redupl. formation like tiṣṭhati; cp. Lat. sīdo, Gr. ι ̔́ζω; Av….

adjective not crooked, straight Dhp-a.i.288.

nis + vanka

…˚nāmin raised (opp. ni˚); ˚patati fly up; etc. etc

III. More specialised meanings

(from elliptical or figurative use) are:

1….

…Ja.vi.185; Mil.179, Mil.357 Mil.394; Vism.185, Vism.186; Dhp-a.ii.28 (opp. ni˚); Vv-a.205, Vv-a.314.

Caus. of ud + mīl; opp. ni(m)mīleti

crushing, beating, destroying Snp-a.390.

nis + pothana of puth to crush

to be abased, to be mocked Vin.ii.183.

Pass. to nimmāna, of nis + māna

adjective without root, rootless Ja.vi.177.

nis + mūla

adjective free from sin Snp.257 = Dhp.205.

nis + pāpa

…Ja.i.279; Dhp-a.ii.6 (akkhīni nimmīlituṃ nâsakkhi) Caus. nim(m)īl-eti id. MN.i.120; Dhp-a.ii.28 (paralokaṃ opp. ummīleti); Ja.i.279;…

…sq. (dasa-n-vatthūni) Pts.i.5 (id.).

Sk. nirjara in diff. meaning, P. nis functioning as emphatic pref.; nis + jara

adjective thoughtless Ja.ii.298.

Sk. niścitta, nis + citta (ka)

…Snp.1048 (anigha +), Snp.1078 (id.); Cnd.360; Pp.27; Pv.iv.1#33 (= nittaṇha Pv-a.230). See also amama.

nis + āsā

…Snp-a.293), Snp.717 (id. = nikkilesa Snp-a.499).

nis + āma, cp. nirāmaya

…(= aniketa). At Dhp-a.iv.31 as explⁿ of appossukka. f. abstr. nirālayatā homelessness Mil.162, Mil.276, Mil.420.

nis + ālaya

adjective without objects (for the purpose of sacrificing), i.e. without the killing of animals (of yañña) SN.i.76; AN.ii.42 sq.

nis + ārambha

adjective not ill, healthy, good, without fault Pv-a.164.

nis + āmaya

…DN.iii.278 Vb.195; Vism.71; Sdhp.475, Sdhp.477.

nis + āmisa

adjective not hanging on to, not clinging or attached to (c. loc.) Snp.851 (= nittaṇha Snp-a.549); Mnd.221.

adj. to pp. āsatta¹ with nis

adjective without intoxication, undefiled, sinless Thag-a.148.

nis + āsava

…laywoman. The Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.iv.259 AN.iv.347 records a visit paid by her to the Buddha at Jetavana. The Buddha then preached to her on…

…Dhp-a.iv.185 (variant reading BB nirāsāsa; explained by nittaṇha).

nis + āsaya, fr. śri

…noun holding back, restraining; prevention, prohibition Dhp.389; Dhp-a.iv.148; hirī˚ restrained by shame SN.i.168 = Snp.462; Dhp.143.

fr….

…Vv-a.180 Vv-a.311; Pv-a.147, Pv-a.221.

fr. nis + sakkati = sakk

…(id.); Snp-a.545. pp. nisaṭṭha & nissaṭṭha; (q.v.) Cp. nissaggiya & paṭi˚.

nis + sajjati, sṛj. See also…

…to be rejected or abandoned Vin.i.196, Vin.i.254; Vin.iii.195 sq.

Sk. *niḥsārgya grd. of nis + sajjeti, not = Sk. naisargika

adjective noiseless, soundless, silent Ja.i.17 (verse 94); Dhp-a.iii.173.

nis + sadda

…(su˚); Vv-a.233; Pv-a.155, Pv-a.192, Pv-a.213.

Sk. niśita, ni + pp. of śā to whet

…(= karoti Pv-a.87); Mil.359
pp nisevita.

ni + sev

…Ja.iii.442; Thag-a.250; Vv-a.105 (nirayûpapattiṃ)
■ Cp. nisedha.

Caus. of ni + sedh

…Thag-a.286 (= pariccatta). Cp nisajjeti & nisagga.; Nisada & Nisada

nis + saṭṭha of sṛj

…desires, desireless Snp.1090 (Nd ii.reading for nirāsaya); Cnd.361 (cp. Dhp-a.iv.185 nirāsāsa *nirāsaṃsa, variant reading for…

…Dpvs.i.53 (˚kāra). Cp. nisamma & nisāmeti.

Sk. *niśānti, ni + śam

…nisajjā). Cp. nesajjika.

Sk. *niṣadyā of ni sad

…sajjesi). See also nissajjati.

sic MSS. for niss˚; Sk. niḥsarjayati, nis + sajjeti, Caus. of sṛj

Nirīha(ka)

adjective inactive, motionless, without impulse Thag-a.148 (˚ka); Mil.413 (+ nijjīvata); Vism.484, Vism.594 sq.

nis + īha

Nirīha(ka)

adjective inactive, motionless, without impulse Thag-a.148 (˚ka); Mil.413 (+ nijjīvata); Vism.484, Vism.594 sq.

nis + īha

adjective tasteless, yielding no enjoyment Thag.710. Cp. nirassāda.

nis + assāda

adjective without apprehension, unsuspicious, not doubting Ja.i.264; Vism.180.

nis + āsankā