नामर्द

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ne
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *náder.
    Persian ناـ
    Proto-Indo-European *mer-der.
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *mártyas
    Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 (m-r-t-i-y)
    Persian مرد
    Classical Persian نَامَرْد (nāmard)bor.
    Hindi नामर्द (nāmard)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian نَامَرْد (nāmard). By surface analysis, ना- (nā-) +‎ मर्द (mard).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː.məɾd̪/, [näː.mɐɾd̪]

    Adjective

    नामर्द • (nāmard) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نامَرْد)

    1. impotent (incapable of reproducing)
      Synonym: नपुंसक (napunsak)
    2. cowardly, unmanly
      Synonyms: कायर (kāyar), डरपोक (ḍarpok)

    Derived terms

    Noun

    नामर्द • (nāmard) m (Urdu spelling نامَرْد)

    1. an impotent person
      Synonym: नपुंसक (napunsak)
    2. a coward
      Synonym: कायर (kāyar)
      नामर्द कहीं का! ― nāmard kahī̃ kā! ― That coward!
      • 2000, Bhagwan Singh, शुभ्रा‎[1], Vani Prakashan, →ISBN, page 36:
        अगर आत्महत्या का जी करता है तो कर डालो। इस जिंदगी में कुछ रखा नहीं है। यह नामर्दों के लिए नहीं है।
        agar ātmahatyā kā jī kartā hai to kar ḍālo. is jindgī mẽ kuch rakhā nahī̃ hai. yah nāmardõ ke lie nahī̃ hai.
        If you feel like committing suicide then do it. There is nothing in life. It is not for cowards.

    Declension

    Declension of नामर्द (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct नामर्द
    nāmard     		नामर्द
    nāmard
    oblique नामर्द
    nāmard     		नामर्दों
    nāmardõ
    vocative नामर्द
    nāmard     		नामर्दो
    nāmardo

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