नींव
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀫𑀻 (ṇemī), from Sanskrit नेमि (nemi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nĩːʋ/, [n̪ĩːʋ]
Noun
नींव • (nī̃v) f (Urdu spelling نیؤں)
- foundation, groundwork
- Synonym: बुनियाद (buniyād)
- basis, reasoning
Declension
Declension of नींव (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नींव nī̃v |
नींवें nī̃vẽ |
| oblique | नींव nī̃v |
नींवों nī̃võ |
| vocative | नींव nī̃v |
नींवो nī̃vo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नींव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nēmí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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