नेह

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀳 (ṇeha), from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Cognate with English snow.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /neːɦ/, [neːʱ]

Noun

नेह • (neh) m (Urdu spelling نیہ)

1. oiliness, oil

Declension

Declension of नेह (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नेह neh	नेह neh
oblique	नेह neh	नेहों nehõ
vocative	नेह neh	नेहो neho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नेह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snḗha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press