Pāli Dictionary

nibhā

niprefixbhāroot

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

bhā1shine; speak

Synonyms

ābhā, pabhā, obhāsita

general

  • shine; radiance; light; lustre

  • SN 2.29

    atha kho susimassa devaputtassa devaputtaparisā āyasmato sāriputtassa vaṇṇe bhaññamāne attamanā pamuditā pītisomanassajātā ucc'āvacā vaṇṇanibhā upadaṃseti.

nibha

approximate

niprefixbhārootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bhā1shine; speak

Synonyms

bhūta, disa, upama, sadisa, paṭibhāga, sarūpa, sappaṭibhāga, patirūpaka,

general

  • like, resembling, similar to (chiefly in compounds, ‘X-nibha’ = ‘like X’)

  • Thag 19.1

    vuṭṭhamhi deve caturaṅgule tiṇe, saṃpupphite meghanibhamhi kānane, nag'antare viṭapisamo sayissaṃ, taṃ me mudū hehiti tūlasannibhaṃ.

nibhāti

approximate

niprefixbhāroot

via inflected form nibha · 3rd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

bhā1shine; speak

general

  • shines, is radiant

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