नाश

See also: नशा and नश्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाश (nāśa).

Noun

नाश • (nāś) m (Urdu spelling ناش)

1. destruction, devastation

   अन्त में, जूए से उसका नाश हुआ।

   ant mẽ, jūe se uskā nāś huā.

   In the end, gambling was his destruction.

2. waste

   यह सब बहुत बड़ा समय का नाश है।

   yah sab bahut baṛā samay kā nāś hai.

   All this is a huge waste of time.

Declension

Declension of नाश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाश nāś	नाश nāś
oblique	नाश nāś	नाशों nāśõ
vocative	नाश nāś	नाशो nāśo

Synonyms

• बरबादी (barbādī)
• तबाही (tabāhī)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “नाश”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाश (nāśa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɕ/

Noun

नाश • (nāś) m

1. destruction, devastation

Declension

Declension of नाश (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	नाश nāś
direct plural	नाश nāś
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	नाश nāś		नाश nāś
oblique सामान्यरूप	नाशा nāśā		नाशां- nāśān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	नाशाला nāśālā		नाशांना nāśānnā
ergative	नाशाने, नाशानं nāśāne, nāśāna		नाशांनी nāśānnī
instrumental	नाशाशी nāśāśī		नाशांशी nāśānśī
locative सप्तमी	नाशात nāśāt		नाशांत nāśāt
vocative संबोधन	नाशा nāśā		नाशांनो nāśānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of नाश (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	नाशाचा nāśāċā	नाशाचे nāśāċe	नाशाची nāśācī	नाशाच्या nāśācā	नाशाचे, नाशाचं nāśāċe, nāśāċa	नाशाची nāśācī	नाशाच्या nāśācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	नाशांचा nāśānċā	नाशांचे nāśānċe	नाशांची nāśāñcī	नाशांच्या nāśāncā	नाशांचे, नाशांचं nāśānċe, nāśānċa	नाशांची nāśāñcī	नाशांच्या nāśāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• नाशिवंत (nāśivanta, “perishable”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “नाश”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• নাশ (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬵᬰ (Balinese script)
• নাশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰯𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• နာၐ (Burmese script)
• નાશ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਾਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌾𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦴꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂰𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ನಾಶ (Kannada script)
• នាឝ (Khmer script)
• ນາຨ (Lao script)
• നാശ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘰𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᢗᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧑𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐵𑐱 (Newa script)
• ନାଶ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢵꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆳𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖯𑖫 (Siddham script)
• නාශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩛𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚭𑚧 (Takri script)
• நாஶ (Tamil script)
• నాశ (Telugu script)
• นาศ (Thai script)
• ནཱ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒰𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨊𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *nā́śas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nā́ćas, from Proto-Indo-European *nóḱ-o-s, from *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead body”), Middle Welsh angheu (“death”), Breton ankou, Old Irish éc, Latin noxius (“harmful”), Latin nocēre (“to hurt, harm”), Latin nex (“murder, violent death”) (as opposed to mors), Old Persian 𐎻𐎴𐎰𐎹𐎫𐎹 (vi-n-θ-y-t-y /⁠vi-nathayatiy⁠/, “he injures”), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasiieⁱti, “disappears”). See also Sanskrit नशति (naśati, “finds, disappears”) and Sanskrit नाशयति (nāśayati, “to ruin, spoil”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑː.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɑː.ɕɐ/

Noun

नाश • (nāśa) stem, m

1. demolition, ruin, destruction, annihilation
2. disappearance, extinction, abolition

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नाश (nāśa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नाशः nāśaḥ	नाशौ / नाशा¹ nāśau / nāśā¹	नाशाः / नाशासः¹ nāśāḥ / nāśāsaḥ¹
Vocative	नाश nāśa	नाशौ / नाशा¹ nāśau / nāśā¹	नाशाः / नाशासः¹ nāśāḥ / nāśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	नाशम् nāśam	नाशौ / नाशा¹ nāśau / nāśā¹	नाशान् nāśān
Instrumental	नाशेन nāśena	नाशाभ्याम् nāśābhyām	नाशैः / नाशेभिः¹ nāśaiḥ / nāśebhiḥ¹
Dative	नाशाय nāśāya	नाशाभ्याम् nāśābhyām	नाशेभ्यः nāśebhyaḥ
Ablative	नाशात् nāśāt	नाशाभ्याम् nāśābhyām	नाशेभ्यः nāśebhyaḥ
Genitive	नाशस्य nāśasya	नाशयोः nāśayoḥ	नाशानाम् nāśānām
Locative	नाशे nāśe	नाशयोः nāśayoḥ	नाशेषु nāśeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: नाश (nāś)
• → Marathi: नाश (nāś)
• → Punjabi: ਨਾਸ (nās)
• → Tamil: நாசம் (nācam)
• → Telugu: నాశము (nāśamu)