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niyaṃ

niya

nt nom sg of niya (adj); masc acc sg of niya (adj); fem acc sg of niya (adj); nt acc sg of niya (adj)

1. one's own; his own; her own

Etymology. ni + √jan + ya; from √jan 'be born, produce'; Sanskrit nija [jan]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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