Nitam, Ni-tam, Nīṭam, Nītam: 2 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNitam (नितम�):—[=Ծ-√t] Caus. -tamayati, to choke, suffocate, [Kāṭhaka]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNitam (நிதம�) adverb < nitya. Daily; தினமும�. நிதமிந்தப் படியிருந்த� [thinamum. nithaminthap padiyirunthu] (திருப்புகழ� [thiruppugazh] 788).
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Nīṭam (நீடம�) noun < īḍa. Bird's nest; பற வைக்கூடு. (இலக்கியச� சொல்லகராதி) [para vaikkudu. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
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Nītam (நீதம�) noun < īٲ.
1. That which is suitable, proper; தகுதியானது. அருளாய� நிற்குநிலை கற்பதுவே நீதம� [thaguthiyanathu. arulay nirkunilai karpathuve nitham] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல� பராப�. [thayumanasuvamigal padal parapara.] 353).
2. Propriety, justice; நீதி. பொல்லா� சேயெனில் தாய்தள்ள னீதம� [nithi. pollatha seyenil thaythalla nithamo] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல� சுகவார�. [thayumanasuvamigal padal sugavari.] 3).
3. Grain; தானியம�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thaniyam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
4. Prosperity; பாக்கியம�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pakkiyam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Nīṭam (நீடம�) noun < īḍa. Place; இடம். (நாநார்த்�.) [idam. (nagarthathipigai)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with (+10): Nitamajura, Nitamajuri, Nitamapara, Nitamb, Nitamba, Nitambabimba, Nitambahasta, Nitambamaya, Nitambaphalaka, Nitambaprabhava, Nitambasthala, Nitambasthali, Nitambasthi, Nitambata, Nitambavant, Nitambavartana, Nitambavat, Nitambavati, Nitambhu, Nitambi.
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