निबाह
Hindi
Etymology
Deverbal form of निबाहना (nibāhnā). Alternatively, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀦𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀳 (nivvāha), from Sanskrit निर्वाह (nirvāha).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɪ.bɑːɦ/, [n̪ɪ.bäːɦ]
Noun
निबाह • (nibāh) m (Urdu spelling نباہ)
- carrying on or through (a task, etc), coping
- accomplishing, performance
- maintaining, maintenance
- sufficiency, livelihood
- spending, passing (time)
Declension
Declension of निबाह (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | निबाह nibāh |
निबाह nibāh |
| oblique | निबाह nibāh |
निबाहों nibāhõ |
| vocative | निबाह nibāh |
निबाहो nibāho |
Derived terms
- निबाह करना (nibāh karnā, “to carry through”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निबाह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nírvahati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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