nibbāna
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀦𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- निब्बान (Devanagari script)
- নিব্বান (Bengali script)
- නිබ්බාන (Sinhalese script)
- နိဗ္ဗာန or ၼိၿ္ၿႃၼ or ၼိၿ်ၿႃၼ (Burmese script)
- นิพฺพาน or นิพพานะ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩥᨻ᩠ᨻᩤᨶ or ᨶᩥᨻᩛᩤᨶ or ᨶᩥᨻᩛᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ນິພ຺ພານ or ນິພພານະ (Lao script)
- និព្ពាន (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄨𑄝𑄴𑄝𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).
Noun
nibbāna n
Usage notes
The word nibbāna takes on many synonyms and epithets in Pali literature, and thus it can be referred to in ways besides nibbāna.
Declension
Declension table of "nibbāna" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nibbānaṃ | nibbānāni |
| Accusative (second) | nibbānaṃ | nibbānāni |
| Instrumental (third) | nibbānena | nibbānehi or nibbānebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nibbānassa or nibbānāya or nibbānatthaṃ | nibbānānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nibbānasmā or nibbānamhā or nibbānā | nibbānehi or nibbānebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nibbānassa | nibbānānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nibbānasmiṃ or nibbānamhi or nibbāne | nibbānesu |
| Vocative (calling) | nibbāna | nibbānāni |
Descendants
- → Burmese: နိဗ္ဗာန် (nibban)
- → Khmer: និព្វាន (nɨppiən)
- → Lao: ນິພານ (ni phān)
- → Sinhalese: නිර්වාණ (nirwāṇa), නිවන (niwana)
- → Thai: นิพพาน (níp-paan)
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nibbāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead