The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

PvA 29 (bh(mibh!ga), 132 (&h!*a); esp. freq. as -- ˚: bent on, inclining to, leading to, aiming at, flowing
into etc. Often combd with similar expressions in chain taccarita tabbahula taggaruka tanninna tappo*a
tappabbh!ra tadâdhimutta (with variation nibb!na˚, viveka˚ etc. for tad˚): Nd2 under tad; J ii.15; Ps ii.197; -
- Vin ii.237=A iv.198 (samuddo anupubba˚ etc.); A iv.224 (viveka˚); v.175 (id.); M i.493 (Nibb!na˚).
Similarly: samudda˚ Gang! M i.493; nekkhamma˚ J i.45 (v.258); sam!dhi˚ Miln 38. -- 2. (acc. as adv.)
downward: ninna' pavattati to flow downward M i.117; Pv i.57; ninnagata running down Miln 259
(udaka); ninnaga D!vs iv.28. -- 3. (nt.) low land, low ground, plain (opp. thala elevation, plateau): usually
with ref. to a raincloud flooding the low country Sn 30 (mahamegho ˚' p(raya'to); SnA 42 (=pallala); It 66
(megho ˚' p(reti); Pv ii.945 (megho ˚' parip(rayanto). -- unnata low lying & elevated Miln 349
(desabh!ga).
Ninnata
Ninnata (adj.) [ni+nata] bent down, bent upon, in nin- natatt! (fem. abstr.) aim, purpose (?) DhsA 39 (is the
reading correct?).
Ninn!da
Ninn!da (& Nin!da Miln, D!vs) [Sk. nin!da, ni+n!da] sounding forth, sound, tune, melody A ii.117
(˚sadda); J vi.43; VvA 161; Miln 148; D!vs v.31.
Ninn!din
Ninn!din (adj.) [fr. ninn!da] sounding (loud), resonant (of a beautiful voice) D ii.211 (cp. a&&hanga
brahmassara & bindu).
Ninn!min
Ninn!min (adj.) [fr. ni+nam] bending downwards, descending A iv.237.
Ninn!meti
Ninn!meti [Caus. of ni+namati] to bend down, put out (the tongue) D i.106 (jivha'=n"harati DA i.276); J
i.163, 164; cp. Divy 7, 71 (nir*!mayati).
Ninn"ta
Ninn"ta (adj.) [pp. of ninneti] lead down, lead away; drained, purified, free from (˚ -- ) A i.254 (ninn"ta --
kas!va of gold: free fr. dross).
Ninnetar
Ninnetar [n. ag. to ni -- nayati=Sk. *ninayit%, cp. netar] one who leads down to, one who disposes of (c.
gen.), bringer of, giver, usually in phrase atthassa n. (bringer of good: "Heilbringer") of the Buddha S iv.94;
M i.111; A v.226 sq., 256 sq.; Ps ii.194.
Ninneti
Ninneti [Sk. ninayati, ni+nayati] to lead down, lead away; drain, (udaka'), desiccate Vin ii.180. -- pp.
ninn"ta, q. v.
Ninh!ta