लेशमात्र

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from लेश (leś, “fragment”) +‎ मात्र (mātra, “amount”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /leːʃ.mɑːt̪.ɾᵊ/, [leːʃ.mäːt̪.ɾᵊ]

Adjective

लेशमात्र • (leśmātra) (indeclinable)

1. slightest trace of, inkling of

   उसे लेशमात्र भी शंका न थी।

   use leśmātra bhī śaṅkā na thī.

   She didn't even have the slightest trace of doubt.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लेश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press