निभ

{ nibha }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नि-भ  mfn.  mf( आ)n. (√ भा) resembling, like, similar ( ifc.), [MBh.]; [R.] &c. (sometimes pleonast. after adj. e.g. चारु-निभा-नन, ‘handsome-faced’ [Hariv., or] comp. with a synonym e.g. नग-निभो-पम, ‘mountain-like’ [MBh.]; पद्म-पत्त्रा-भ-निभ, ‘like a lotus-leaf’ ib.)

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नि भ

नि-भ  n.  m. or n. appearance, pretext (only ifc. instr. [Daś.]; abl. [Kathās.]).

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नि भ

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

निभ [nibha]   [नि-भा-क] (At the end of comp. only) Like, similar, resembling; उद्बुद्धमुग्धकनकाब्जनिभं वहन्ती [Māl. 1.4;] [Me.83;] so चन्द्रनिभानना &c.
भः, भम् appearance, light, manifestation.
Pretence, disguise, pretext.
A trick, fraud.

Shabda-Sagara

निभ  mfn.  ( -भः-भा-भं) Like, resembling, similar.
 mn.  ( -भः-भं)
1. fraud, trick, disguise, pretence.
2. Light, manifestation, appearance.
E. नि before, भा to shine, affix क.

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नि भा क