नवाना

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • निवाना (nivānā)

Etymology

Hindi verb set
नवना (navnā)
नवाना (navānā)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀫𑁂𑀤𑀺 (ṇamedi), from Sanskrit नमयति (namáyati), from नम् (nam, bow).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nə.ʋɑː.nɑː/, [nɐ.ʋäː.näː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː.nɑː

Verb

नवाना • (navānā) (transitive, Urdu spelling نوانا)

  1. to bow, kneel, bend
    Synonym: झुकाना (jhukānā)
    सर नवानाsar navānāto bow [one's head]

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “námati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press