पाहन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀸𑀡 (pāsāṇa), from Sanskrit पाषाण (pāṣāṇá).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑː.ɦən/, [päː.ɦɐ̃n]

Noun

पाहन • (pāhan) m (Urdu spelling پاہن)

(poetic, archaic) rock, stone
Synonyms: पत्थर (patthar), शिला (śilā), पाषाण (pāṣāṇ)

Declension

Declension of *पाहन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पाहन pāhan	पाहन pāhan
oblique	पाहन pāhan	पाहनों pāhanõ
vocative	पाहन pāhan	पाहनो pāhano

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पाहन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pāṣāṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press