नशा

See also: नश् and नाश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نشئه (naš'e, “drunk; intoxicated”), from Arabic نَشْأَة (našʔa), from the root ن ش ء (n-š-ʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nə.ʃɑː/, [nɐ.ʃäː]

Noun

नशा • (naśā) m (Urdu spelling نشئہ)

1. (indeclinable) intoxication, drunkenness
2. alcohol, an alcoholic beverage
3. a drug
4. (figurative) obsession, delusion