नैना

See also: नोनी, नैन, नाना, नैनु, नान, नानी, and नुन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit णयण (ṇayaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit नयन (nayaná). Doublet of नयन (nayan).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɛː.nɑː/, [nɛː.näː]

Noun

नैना • (nainā) m pl (Urdu spelling نَینَہ)

(poetic or dialectal) eyes (as a pair)
Synonyms: आँखें (ā̃khẽ); see also Thesaurus:आँख
- 2021, “Srivalli”, in Pushpa: The Rise:
  तेरी झलक अशरफ़ी, श्रीवल्ली
  नैना मदक बर्फ़ी
  तेरी झलक अशरफ़ी, श्रीवल्ली
  बातें करे दो-हरफ़ी
  terī jhalak aśarfī, śrīvallī
  nainā madak barfī
  terī jhalak aśarfī, śrīvallī
  bātẽ kare do-harfī
  Your brilliance is like a gold coin, Srivalli
  Your eyes are barfis made of drugs
  Your brilliance is like a gold coin, Srivalli
  You talk just two letters

Declension

Declension of *नैना* (pl-only masc ā-stem)
	plural
direct	नैना nainā
oblique	नैनों nainõ
vocative	नैनो naino

Proper noun

नैना • (nainā) f

a female given name, Naina

Declension

Declension of *नैना* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नैना nainā	नैनाएँ naināẽ
oblique	नैना nainā	नैनाओं naināõ
vocative	नैना nainā	नैनाओ naināo

Further reading

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नैना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 581
“नैना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.