नैना

See also: नोनी, नैन, नाना, नैनु, नान, नानी, and नुन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit णयण (ṇayaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit नयन (nayaná). Doublet of नयन (nayan).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɛː.nɑː/, [nɛː.näː]

Noun

नैना • (nainā) m pl (Urdu spelling نَینَہ)

1. (poetic or dialectal) eyes (as a pair)

   Synonyms: आँखें (ā̃khẽ); see also Thesaurus:आँख

   • 2021, “Srivalli”, in Pushpa: The Rise:

     तेरी झलक अशरफ़ी, श्रीवल्ली
     नैना मदक बर्फ़ी
     तेरी झलक अशरफ़ी, श्रीवल्ली
     बातें करे दो-हरफ़ी

     terī jhalak aśarfī, śrīvallī
     nainā madak barfī
     terī jhalak aśarfī, śrīvallī
     bātẽ kare do-harfī

     Your brilliance is like a gold coin, Srivalli
     Your eyes are barfis made of drugs
     Your brilliance is like a gold coin, Srivalli
     You talk just two letters
     

Declension

Declension of नैना (pl-only masc ā-stem)

	plural
direct	नैना nainā
oblique	नैनों nainõ
vocative	नैनो naino

Proper noun

नैना • (nainā) f

1. a female given name, Naina

Declension

Declension of नैना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नैना nainā	नैनाएँ naināẽ
oblique	नैना nainā	नैनाओं naināõ
vocative	नैना nainā	नैनाओ naināo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नैना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 581
• “नैना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.