نائی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀤 (ṇāvida)), from Sanskrit नापित (nāpitá).

Noun

نائی • (nāī) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਾਈ)

1. barber

Declension

Declension of نائی

	singular	plural
direct	نائی (nā'ī)	نائی (nā'ī)
oblique	نائی (nā'ī)	نائِیاں
vocative	نائِیا	نائِیو (nā'īv)
ablative	نائِیوں (nā'īvṉ)	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “snāpitr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀤 (ṇāvida), from Sanskrit नापित (nāpitá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.iː/

Noun

نائی • (nāī) m (Hindi spelling नाई)

1. barber

   Synonyms: حجام (hajjām), باربر (bārbar), حلاق (hallāq)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “snāpitr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press