As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
nearer, very near
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "nedīyas" is derived from "ned" with the īyasun suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ned See s.v.
1. ned ind. (fr. na + id), not, not indeed (= naiva, Sāy.), RV. viii, 5, 39; AV. &c.
nedīyas mfn. (compar. of neda; cf. nediṣṭha and Pāṇ. v, 3, 63) nearer, very near, RV.; AitBr.
nedīyas (as), ind. near, hither, RV.; AV.; Br.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
nedīyas mfn. (compar. of neda; cf. nediṣṭha and Pāṇ. v, 3, 63) nearer, very near, RV.; AitBr.
nedīyas (as), ind. near, hither, RV.; AV.; Br.
nedīyas a. (sī f.) Nearer, very near (compar. of aṃtika q. v.); nedīyasi priyatame Bv. 2. 6; nedīyasī bhūtvā Māl. 1 ‘drawing near, approaching’.
nedīyas mfn. (-yān-yasī-yaḥ) Very near, nearest: see the last.
ned See s.v.
1. ned ind. (fr. na + id), not, not indeed (= naiva, Sāy.), RV. viii, 5, 39; AV. &c.
Alternative readings
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