नहीं

See also: नही

Braj

Etymology

From Sanskrit नहि (nahí, “Surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + . Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Early Assamese নাহি (nahi), Hindi नहीं (nahī̃).

Adverb

नहीं (nahī̃)

1. not

Alternative forms

• नाहीं (nāhī̃), नहिं (nahĩ), नाहिं (nāhĩ), नहीन (nahīn), नाहीन (nāhīn), नहिन (nahin), नाहिन (nāhin)

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Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नहि (nahí, “surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + . Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Early Assamese নাহি (nahi), Braj नहीं (nahī̃).

Pronunciation

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

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Adverb

नहीं • (nahī̃) (Urdu spelling نہیں)

1. no, not (negative response to a yes-no question)

   (deprecated template usage) बिलकुल नहीं ― bilkul nahī̃ ― of course not

2. 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