नहि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नहि (nahí). Doublet of नहीं (nahī̃).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.ɦiː/, [n̪ə.ɦiː]

Interjection

नहि (nahi)

  1. no

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from Proto-Indo-European * + gʰí. Equal to (na) + हि (hi).

Pronunciation

Interjection

नहि (nahí)

  1. surely not, by no means, not at all
    Antonym: आम् (ām)

Descendants

  • Bengali: নাই (nai), নেই (nei), নাহি (nahi), নায় (naẏ)
  • Braj: नहीं (nahī̃)
  • Early Assamese: নাহি (nahi)
  • Gujarati: નહીં (nahī̃)
  • Hindustani:
  • Kamta: নাই (nai)
  • Punjabi:
    • Gurmukhi script: ਨਹੀਂ (nahī̃)
    • Shahmukhi script: نہیں (nahī̃), نئیں (naī̃)
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