Pāli Dictionary

nibbāna

nīprefixvārootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

vā1පිඹින්න

Literal

blowing out; extinguishing

Synonyms

parinibbāna, nibbāpana

doctrine

  • නිවන; නිර්වාණය; කෙලෙස් ගිනි නිවීම; සැනසීම

  • Nibbāna; final liberation; the complete extinguishing of greed, hatred and delusion

  • Dhp 204

    nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ

general

  • (ගින්නක්) නිවීම; නිවී යාම

  • (of a fire) extinguishing; quenching; going out

  • DN 16

    pajjotasseva nibbānaṃ, vimokkho cetaso ahū

nibbana1

approximate

nisprefixvanrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

van7කැමති වීම; ආශා කිරීම

Antonyms

vana

doctrine

  • තණ්හාවෙන් තොර

  • desireless; free from craving

  • Thag 15.2

    sabbasaṃyojan'ātītaṃ, vanā nibbanam'āgataṃ, kāmehi nekkhammarataṃ, muttaṃ selā'va kañcanaṃ.

  • Dhp 283

    vanaṃ chindatha mā rukkhaṃ, vanato jāyate bhayaṃ, chetvā vanañ'ca vanathañ'ca, nibbanā hotha bhikkhavo.

nibbana2

approximate

nisprefixvanastem

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms

vana

general

  • වනාන්තරයෙන් තොර; හිස් (භූමිය)

  • without forest; woodless; clear (of land)

  • Thag 15.2

    sabbasaṃyojan'ātītaṃ, vanā nibbanam'āgataṃ, kāmehi nekkhammarataṃ, muttaṃ selā'va kañcanaṃ.

  • Dhp 283

    vanaṃ chindatha mā rukkhaṃ, vanato jāyate bhayaṃ, chetvā vanañ'ca vanathañ'ca, nibbanā hotha bhikkhavo.

nibba

niprefixabbarootasuffix

via inflected form nibbāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

vā1පිඹින්න

general

  • වහල කොන; වහලයේ ඉදිරිපස කොටස

  • eaves; the edge of a roof

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