नहीं

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Braj

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit नहि (nahí, surely not), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + *gʰí. Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Bengali নাই (nai), Hindi नहीं (nahī̃).

Adverb

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नहीं (nahī̃)

  1. not

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀳𑀺 (ṇahi), from Sanskrit नहि (nahí, surely not), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + *gʰí. Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Bengali নাই (nai), Braj नहीं (nahī̃), Marathi नाही (nāhī) .

Pronunciation

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

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नहीं (nahī̃) (Urdu spelling نہیں)

  1. no, not (negative response to a yes-no question)
    बिलकुल नहींbilkul nahī̃of course not
  2. no, not (used for negation of statements in the indicative and contrafactual moods)
    यहाँ गाजर नहीं हैंyahā̃ gājar nahī̃ ha͠ithere are no carrots here

Usage notes

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Often used with the polite particle जी () to be more polite in answering those given respect as in जी नहीं (jī nahī̃).

नहीं (nahī̃) is not used with verbs in subjunctive and imperative mood. The subjunctive negation ना () is used with the subjunctive mood and the imperative negation मत (mat) is used with the imperative mood.

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