गुनाह
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گناه (gunāh), from Middle Persian. Compare Bengali গুনাহ (gunaho), Gujarati ગુનો (guno), Marathi गुन्हा (gunhā), Punjabi ਗੁਨਾਹ (gunāh).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.nɑːɦ/, [ɡʊ.näːʱ]
Noun
गुनाह • (gunāh) m (Urdu spelling گناہ)
- offence, sin, misdeed
- Synonym: अपराध (aprādh)
- क्या मोहब्बत करना गुनाह है?
- kyā mohabbat karnā gunāh hai?
- Is falling in love a sin?
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गुनाह gunāh |
गुनाह gunāh |
| oblique | गुनाह gunāh |
गुनाहों gunāhõ |
| vocative | गुनाह gunāh |
गुनाहो gunāho |
Derived terms
- बेगुनाह (begunāh)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गुनाह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गुनाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुनाह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press