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Neeraj
GenderMale
Origin
Meaning Lotus flower[ citation needed]
Region of origin India, Nepal
Other names
Alternative spellingNiraj

Neeraj or Niraj ( Devanagari: नीरज nīraj) is a Hindu masculine given name. The Sanskrit word nīraja is a compound of nīra 'water' and -ja 'born' and has the primary meaning of 'lotus'. [1] The same Sanskrit word can also be a compound of nis- 'without' (which takes the form nī- because of sandhi with the following word) and raja 'dust', 'emotion', with the overall meaning 'free from dust' or 'free from passion' [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC  685239912.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neeraj
GenderMale
Origin
Meaning Lotus flower[ citation needed]
Region of origin India, Nepal
Other names
Alternative spellingNiraj

Neeraj or Niraj ( Devanagari: नीरज nīraj) is a Hindu masculine given name. The Sanskrit word nīraja is a compound of nīra 'water' and -ja 'born' and has the primary meaning of 'lotus'. [1] The same Sanskrit word can also be a compound of nis- 'without' (which takes the form nī- because of sandhi with the following word) and raja 'dust', 'emotion', with the overall meaning 'free from dust' or 'free from passion' [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC  685239912.

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