नेम nēm
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Routine, rule of religious conduct, religious practice, custom.
Usual translation
- discipline
Origin of the definition
नेम nēma nēm (nm) routine; rule (of religious conduct); religious practice; custom; —धरम religious practice, custom; religious practices and customs.
H نيم नेम nem, or (dialec.) नीम nīm [Prk. निअमो, नियमो, नेअमो, or नेयमो; S. नियमः], s.m. Rule, principle; religious observance; vow, &c. (i.q. niyam, q.v.): — nem-bāṅdhnā, or nem karnā, To make a strict rule (to), to bind oneself (to); to make a vow, to vow (that); — to observe, to practise: — nem-patr, s.m. A written agreement or stipulation: — nem-dharm, s.m. A religious observance; fasting; abstinence; temperateness, good conduct: — nem lenā (-ko), To take as a rule, &c. (i.q. nem karnā, q.v.): — nit-nem, s.m. & adv. Daily religious duty or observance, &c.; — regularly, punctually, every day.
Restraint, restriction.
Fixed rule, law; principle; regulation.
Custom, normal practice.
Self-imposed restraint or religious observance (as fasting, prayer, pilgrimage); vow; penance; piety.
Moderation, temperateness.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
21 occurrences
In 17 on 2386 murlis
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