नहीं
Braj
Etymology
From Sanskrit नहि (nahí, “Surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + Lua error in Module:links at line 217: The specified language Proto-Indo-European is unattested, while the given term does not begin with '*' to indicate that it is reconstructed.. Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Early Assamese নাহি (nahi), Hindi नहीं (nahī̃).
Adverb
नहीं (nahī̃)
Alternative forms
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit नहि (nahí, “surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + Lua error in Module:links at line 217: The specified language Proto-Indo-European is unattested, while the given term does not begin with '*' to indicate that it is reconstructed.. Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Early Assamese নাহি (nahi), Braj नहीं (nahī̃).
Pronunciation
Adverb
नहीं • (nahī̃) (Urdu spelling نہیں)
- no, not (negative response to a yes-no question)
- (deprecated template usage) बिलकुल नहीं ― bilkul nahī̃ ― of course not
- no, not (representing negation of statements)
- (deprecated template usage) यहाँ गाजर नहीं हैं ― yahā̃ gājar nahī̃ ha͠i ― there are no carrots here
Usage notes
Often used with the polite particle जी (jī) to be more polite in answering those given respect as in जी नहीं (jī nahī̃).
नहीं (nahī̃) is not used in the subjunctive, imperative and simple past tenses/moods, where ना (nā) is used instead.
Synonyms
- ना (nā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नहीं”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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