نین

See also: نیں

Punjabi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit नयन (nayana), from the root नी (nī), from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /nɛːɳ/, [nɛ̃ːɳᵊ]

Noun

نَیݨ • (naiṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੈਣ) (poetic)

1. eye

Declension

Declension of نین

	singular	plural
direct	نَیݨ (naiṇ)	نَیݨ (naiṇ)
oblique	نَیݨ (naiṇ)	نَیݨاں (naiṇāṉ)
vocative	نَیݨا (naiṇā)	نَیݨو (naiṇo)
ablative	نَیݨوں (naiṇoṉ)	—
locative	نَیݨے (naiṇe)	نَیݨِیں (naiṇīṉ)
instrumental	نَیݨوں (naiṇoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “نَین”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਨੈਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nayaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 401

Torwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit निद्रा (nidrā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nidráH. Compare Hindi नींद (nīnd), Konkani नीद (nīd).

Noun

نین (nīn) f

1. sleep

References

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

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit नयन (nayana), from the root नी (nī), from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɛːn/
• Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

نَین • (nain) m (Hindi spelling नैन) (poetic)

1. eye

   Synonym: آن٘کھ (ā̃kh)

Declension

Declension of نین

	singular	plural
direct	نَین (nain)	نَین (nain)
oblique	نَین (nain)	نَینوں (nainõ)
vocative	نَین (nain)	نَینو (naino)

Further reading

• “نین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “نین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024), “نین”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nayaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 401

Ushojo

Noun

نین (nen)

1. the process of removing dead plants from the field