ناممکن

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناممکن‎ (nāmumkin). By surface analysis, ناـ‎ (nā-, “not”) +‎ ممکن‎ (mumkin, “possible”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑː.mʊm.kɪn/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /nɑː.mʊm.kɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪn
  • Hyphenation: نا‧مُم‧کِن

Adjective

نَامُمْکِن • (nāmumkin) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling नामुमकिन)

  1. impossible
  2. improbable

References
  • “ناممکن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ناممکن”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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