The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nijjh!peti [Sk. nidh!yayati, ni+jh!peti, Caus. to jh!yati1; cp. Sk. nididhy!sate] to make favourably
disposed, to win somebody's affection, or favour, to gain over Vin ii.96; M i.321; J iv.108; 414, 495;
vi.516; Miln 264; VvA 265 (nijjh!pita=nijjhatta).
Nijjh!ma
Nijjh!ma (adj. n.) [Sk. ni1k+!ma, cp. ni1k+"*a, nis+ jh!ma of jh!yati2=Sk. k+!yati] burning away, wasting
away, consuming or consumed A i.295; Nett 77, 95 pa&ipad!. -- ta*ha (adj.) of consuming thirst, very
thirsty J i.44; -- ta*hika=˚ta*ha denoting a class of Petas (q. v.) Miln 294, 303, 357.
Nijjh!yati
Nijjh!yati1 [Sk. nidhy!yati, ni+jh!yati1] to meditate, reflect, think S iii.140 sq. (+passati, cp. j!n!ti), 157;
M i.334 (jh!yati n. apajjh!yati); iii.14 (id.). Cp. upa˚.
Nijjh!yati
Nijjh!yati2 [ni+jh!yati2] to be consumed (by sorrow), to fret Nd1 433.
Nijjh!yana
Nijjh!yana (nt.) [Sk. *ni1k+!yana, nis+jh!yana of jh!- yati2] burning away, consumption; fig. remorse,
mortification in anto˚ J i.168 (cp. nijjh!na2).
-- 357 --
Ni&&ha
Ni&&ha (adj.) [Sk. ni+&ha, ni+˚tha; cp. ni&&h!1] dependent on, resting on, intent upon S iii.13 (accanta˚); Nd1
263 (r(pa˚).
Ni&&h!
Ni&&h!1 (f.) [Sk. ni+&h!; ni+&h!, abstr. of adj. -- suff. ˚&ha] basis, foundation, familiarity with Sn 864 (expl.
SnA 551 by samiddhi, but see Nd1 263).
Ni&&h!
Ni&&h!2 (f.) [Vedic ni+&h! (ni1+&h!), nis+&h! from ˚&ha] end, conclusion; perfection, height, summit; object,
aim Vin i.255; S ii.186; A i.279 (object); Ps i.161. ni&&ha' gacchati to come to an end; fig. to reach
perfection, be completed in the faith M i.176; J i.201; Miln 310; freq. in pp. ni&&ha' gata (ni&&hangata) one
who has attained perfection (=pabbajit!na' arahatta' patta) DhA iv.70; S iii.99 (a˚); A ii.175; iii.450; v.119
sq.; Dh 351; Ps i.81, 161.
Ni&&h!ti
Ni&&h!ti [Sk. ni+&i+&hati, nis+ti&&hati, the older *sth!ti restored in compn] to be at an end, to be finished J
i.220; iv.391; DhA i.393. -- pp. ni&&hita, Caus. ni&&h!peti (q. v.).
Ni&&h!na