नाश

See also: नशा and नश्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाश (nāśa).

Noun

नाश (nāś) m (Urdu spelling ناش)

  1. destruction, devastation
    अन्त में, जूए से उसका नाश हुआ।
    ant mẽ, jūe se uskā nāś huā.
    In the end, gambling was his destruction.
  2. waste
    यह सब बहुत बड़ा समय का नाश है।
    yah sab bahut baṛā samay kā nāś hai.
    All this is a huge waste of time.

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884), नाश”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाश (nāśa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naɕ/

Noun

नाश (nāś) m

  1. destruction, devastation

Declension

Declension of नाश (nāś)
direct
singular
नाश
nāś
direct
plural
नाश
nāś
singular plural
nominative नाश
nāś
नाश
nāś
oblique नाशा-
nāśā-
नाशां-
nāśāN-
dative नाशाला
nāśālā
नाशांना
nāśāNnā
ergative नाशाने
nāśāne
नाशांनी
nāśāNni
instrumental नाशाशी
nāśāśi
नाशांशी
nāśāNśi
locative नाशात
nāśāt
नाशांत
nāśāNt
vocative नाशा
nāśā
नाशांनो
nāśāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नाश
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject नाशाचा
nāśāċā
नाशाचे
nāśāce
नाशाची
nāśāci
नाशाच्या
nāśāca
नाशाचे, नाशाचं
nāśāce, nāśāċa
नाशाची
nāśāci
नाशाच्या
nāśāca
plural subject नाशांचा
nāśāNċā
नाशांचे
nāśāNce
नाशांची
nāśāNci
नाशांच्या
nāśāNca
नाशांचे, नाशांचं
nāśāNce, nāśāNċa
नाशांची
nāśāNci
नाशांच्या
nāśāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

  • नाशिवंत (nāśivanta, perishable)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नाश”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *nāśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nāćás, from Proto-Indo-European *noḱ-ó-s, from *neḱ- (to perish, disappear). Cognate with Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, dead body), Middle Welsh angheu (death), Breton ankou, Old Irish éc, Latin noxius (harmful), Latin nocēre (to hurt, harm), Latin nex (murder, violent death) (as opposed to mors), Old Persian 𐎻𐎴𐎰𐎹𐎫𐎹 (vi-n-θ-y-t-y /vi-nathayatiy/, he injures), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasiieiti, disappears). See also Sanskrit नशति (naśati, finds, disappears) and Sanskrit नाशयति (nāśayati, to ruin, spoil).

Pronunciation

Noun

नाश (nāśá) m

  1. demolition, ruin, destruction, annihilation
  2. disappearance, extinction, abolition

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नाश (nāśá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नाशः
nāśáḥ
नाशौ
nāśaú
नाशाः / नाशासः¹
nāśā́ḥ / nāśā́saḥ¹
Vocative नाश
nā́śa
नाशौ
nā́śau
नाशाः / नाशासः¹
nā́śāḥ / nā́śāsaḥ¹
Accusative नाशम्
nāśám
नाशौ
nāśaú
नाशान्
nāśā́n
Instrumental नाशेन
nāśéna
नाशाभ्याम्
nāśā́bhyām
नाशैः / नाशेभिः¹
nāśaíḥ / nāśébhiḥ¹
Dative नाशाय
nāśā́ya
नाशाभ्याम्
nāśā́bhyām
नाशेभ्यः
nāśébhyaḥ
Ablative नाशात्
nāśā́t
नाशाभ्याम्
nāśā́bhyām
नाशेभ्यः
nāśébhyaḥ
Genitive नाशस्य
nāśásya
नाशयोः
nāśáyoḥ
नाशानाम्
nāśā́nām
Locative नाशे
nāśé
नाशयोः
nāśáyoḥ
नाशेषु
nāśéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindi: नाश (nāś)
  • Marathi: नाश (nāś)
  • Punjabi: ਨਾਸ (nās)
  • Tamil: நாசம் (nācam)
  • Telugu: నాశము (nāśamu)
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