निहाई
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀤𑀺 (*ṇihādi), from Sanskrit निघाति (nighāti, “iron hammer”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɪ.ɦɑː.iː/, [nɪ.ɦäː.iː]
Noun
निहाई • (nihāī) f (Urdu spelling نہائی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | निहाई nihāī |
निहाइयाँ nihāiyā̃ |
| oblique | निहाई nihāī |
निहाइयों nihāiyõ |
| vocative | निहाई nihāī |
निहाइयो nihāiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निहाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nighāti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press