नई

See also: नाई and नाईं

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nə.iː/, [nɐ.iː]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ned-

Proto-Indo-European *nedíh₂

Proto-Indo-Iranian *nadíH

Sanskrit नदी (nadī)

Prakrit 𑀡𑀈 (ṇaī)

Hindi नई

Inherited from Prakrit णई (ṇaī), from Sanskrit नदी (nadī).

Noun

नई • (naī) f (Urdu spelling نئی)

1. (rare) river

Declension

Declension of नई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नई naī	नइयाँ naiyā̃
oblique	नई naī	नइयों naiyõ
vocative	नई naī	नइयो naiyo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

नई • (naī) f

1. inflection of नया (nayā):
   1. feminine singular direct
   2. feminine singular oblique/vocative
   3. feminine plural direct
   4. feminine plural oblique/vocative

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नई”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha