नहीं
Braj
Etymology
From SanskritCategory:Braj terms inherited from Sanskrit#नहींCategory:Braj terms derived from Sanskrit#नहीं नहि (nahí, “surely not”)Category:Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#नहीं, from Proto-Indo-IranianCategory:Braj terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian#नहींCategory:Braj terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#नहीं *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Braj terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#नहींCategory:Braj terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#नहीं *né + *gʰí. Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Bengali নাই (nai), Hindi नहीं (nahī̃).
Adverb
नहीं (nahī̃)Category:Braj lemmas#नहींCategory:Braj adverbs#नहींCategory:Braj entries with incorrect language header#नहींCategory:Pages with entries#नहींCategory:Pages with 2 entries#नहीं
Alternative forms
Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from PrakritCategory:Hindi terms inherited from Prakrit#नहींCategory:Hindi terms derived from Prakrit#नहीं 𑀡𑀳𑀺 (ṇahi) (with spontaneous nasalizationCategory:Hindi terms derived from Prakrit with spontaneous nasalization), from SanskritCategory:Hindi terms inherited from Sanskrit#नहींCategory:Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit#नहीं नहि (nahí, “surely not”)Category:Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#नहीं, from Proto-Indo-IranianCategory:Hindi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian#नहींCategory:Hindi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#नहीं *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Hindi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#नहींCategory:Hindi terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#नहीं *né + *gʰí. Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Bengali নাই (nai), Braj नहीं (nahī̃), Marathi नाही (nāhī) .
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.ɦĩː/, [nɐ.ɦĩː]Category:Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation#नहीं
Category:Hindi terms with audio pronunciation#नहींAudio: (file)
Category:Hindi terms with audio pronunciation#नहींAudio (Delhi): (file)
Particle
नहीं • (nahī̃) (Urdu spelling نہیں)Category:Hindi lemmas#नहींCategory:Hindi particles#नहींCategory:Hindi entries with incorrect language header#नहींCategory:Pages with entries#नहींCategory:Pages with 2 entries#नहीं
- no, not (negative response to a yes-no question)
- बिलकुल नहीं ― bilkul nahī̃ ― of course notCategory:Hindi terms with usage examples#नहीं
- no, not (used for negation of statements in the indicative and contrafactual moods)
- यहाँ गाजर नहीं हैं ― yahā̃ gājar nahī̃ ha͠i ― there are no carrots hereCategory:Hindi terms with usage examples#नहीं
Usage notes
Often used with the polite particle जी (jī) to be more polite in answering those given respect as in जी नहीं (jī nahī̃).
नहीं (nahī̃) is not used with verbs in subjunctive and imperative mood. The subjunctive negation ना (nā) is used with the subjunctive mood and the imperative negation मत (mat) is used with the imperative mood.
Synonyms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नहीं”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press