नाही
Marathi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.ɦi/, [nʱaiː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Marathi नाहि (nāhi), नाहिं (nāhiṃ), नाही (nāhī), नाहीं (nāhīṃ), from Sanskrit नहि (nahí). Compare Hindi नहीं (nahī̃).
Particle
नाही • (nāhī)
Etymology 2
Inflection of नसणे (nasṇe, “to not be”).
Verb
नाही • (nāhī)
- inflection of नसणे (nasṇe):
- first/third-person singular present
- first/second-person plural present
References
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “नाही”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan