Pāli Dictionary

nīhāra

nīprefixharrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

har1carry

Synonyms

magga, pariyāya, ñāya, ākāra, niyāma, naya, upāya, vidhi,

general

  • carrying out, taking away; ejection, removal

  • way, method, manner

  • a film or layer (e.g. of oil floating on a surface)

nīharati

approximate

nisprefixhṛroot

via inflected form nīhara · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

har1carry

Synonyms

āhareti, niddhamati, apaneti

general

  • takes out; removes; extracts; draws out

  • SN 1.41

    ādittasmiṃ agārasmiṃ, yaṃ nīharati bhājanaṃ, taṃ tassa hoti atthāya, no ca yaṃ tattha ḍayhati.

  • MN 125

    tam'enaṃ rañño nāgo abbhokāsaṃ nīharati. ettāvatā kho, aggivessana, āraññako nāgo abbhokāsaṃ gato hoti.

  • drives off; drives away; expels

  • excretes

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