نین
See also: نیں
Punjabi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit नयन (nayana), from the root नी (nī), from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /nɛːɳ/, [nɛ̃ːɳᵊ]
Noun
نَیݨ • (naiṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੈਣ) (poetic)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | نَیݨ (naiṇ) | نَیݨ (naiṇ) |
| oblique | نَیݨ (naiṇ) | نَیݨاں (naiṇāṉ) |
| vocative | نَیݨا (naiṇā) | نَیݨو (naiṇo) |
| ablative | نَیݨوں (naiṇoṉ) | نَیݨاں (naiṇāṉ) |
| locative | نَیݨے (naiṇe) | نَیݨِیں (naiṇīṉ) |
| instrumental | نَیݨوں (naiṇoṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نَین”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਨੈਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nayaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Torwali
Etymology
From Sanskrit निद्रा (nidrā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH. Compare Hindi नींद (nīnd), Konkani नीद (nīd).
Noun
نین (nīn) f
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nidrāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Urdu
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit नयन (nayana), from the root नी (nī), from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɛːn/
- Rhymes: -ɛːn
Noun
نَین • (nain) m (Hindi spelling नैन) (poetic)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | نَین (nain) | نَین (nain) |
| oblique | نَین (nain) | نَینوں (nainõ) |
| vocative | نَین (nain) | نَینو (naino) |
Further reading
- “نین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “نین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “نین”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nayaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Ushojo
Noun
نین (nen)