नाश

See also: नशा and नश्

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit नाश (nāśa)

Noun

नाश • (nāś) m (Urdu spelling ناش)

1. destruction, devastation

   In the end, gambling was his destruction.

2. waste

   All this is a huge waste of time.

Synonyms

• बरबादी (barbādi)
• तबाही (tabāhī)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “नाश”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Sanskrit

Etymology

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Proto-Indo-European *neḱ (to perish, disappear). Cognate with Ancient Greek νεκρός ‎(nekrós) and Latin noceō.

Noun

नाश • (nāśa) stem, m

1. demolition, ruin, destruction, annihilation
2. disappearance, extinction, abolition

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नाश
Nom. sg.	नाशः (nāśaḥ)
Gen. sg.	नाशस्य (nāśasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नाशः (nāśaḥ)	नाशौ (nāśau)	नाशाः (nāśāḥ)
Vocative	नाश (nāśa)	नाशौ (nāśau)	नाशाः (nāśāḥ)
Accusative	नाशम् (nāśam)	नाशौ (nāśau)	नाशान् (nāśān)
Instrumental	नाशेन (nāśena)	नाशाभ्याम् (nāśābhyām)	नाशैः (nāśaiḥ)
Dative	नाशाय (nāśāya)	नाशाभ्याम् (nāśābhyām)	नाशेभ्यः (nāśebhyaḥ)
Ablative	नाशात् (nāśāt)	नाशाभ्याम् (nāśābhyām)	नाशेभ्यः (nāśebhyaḥ)
Genitive	नाशस्य (nāśasya)	नाशयोः (nāśayoḥ)	नाशानाम् (nāśānām)
Locative	नाशे (nāśe)	नाशयोः (nāśayoḥ)	नाशेषु (nāśeṣu)

Descendants

• Telugu: నాశము (nāśamu)