Hindi prefix

निर्-

nir-
privative

Register

Sanskritic

Productivity

mid

attaches to a sizeable but bounded set

Attaches to

N · ADJ

allomorphs निः-, नि-

Status

Establisheddraft

mcgregor

Words built with निर्-

निराश
nirāś
without hope
आशा+निर्-
निर्भय
nirbhay
without fear
भय+निर्-
निर्जीव
nirjīv
without life
जीव+निर्-

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -less
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs N)
  • un-
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs N)

French

  • in-
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs L)
  • dé(s)-
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs N)
  • é-
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs N)
  • mal-
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs N)

Hindi

this affix: निर्-

    Telugu

    Tamil