नेह
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀳 (ṇeha), from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Cognate with English snow.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /neːɦ/, [neːʱ]
Noun
नेह • (neh) m (Urdu spelling نیہ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नेह neh |
नेह neh |
| oblique | नेह neh |
नेहों nehõ |
| vocative | नेह neh |
नेहो neho |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नेह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snḗha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press