نشہ

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Derived from Classical Persian نشئه (naš'a)/نشا (našâ), from Arabic نَشْأَة (našʔa), from the root ن ش ء (n-š-ʔ). Compare Assamese নিচা (nisa), Bengali নেশা (neśa), Gujarati નશો (naśo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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نشہ (naśām (Hindi spelling नशा)

  1. (indeclinable) intoxication, drunkenness
    Synonyms: خمار (xumār), مستی (mastī)
    نشہ اُترناnaśā utarnāto become sober
  2. addiction
    Synonym: لت (lat)
  3. intoxicants, psychoactive substances; alcohol, alcoholic beverage, drug, narcotic
    Synonym: منشّی (munaśśī)
  4. (figurative) delusion
    Synonym: مدہوشی (madhośī)
    نشہ اُترناnaśā utarnāto come one's senses

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References

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  • نشہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.