नशा

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नशा

/nə.ʃɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[nɐ.ʃäː] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑː

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَشْئَه (naš'a, “drunk; intoxicated”), from Arabic نَشْأَة (našʔa). First attested in 1707 as Middle Hindi نشہ (nśh /⁠naśa⁠/).

Cognates

Compare Assamese নিচা (nisa), Bengali নেশা (neśa), Gujarati નશો (naśo).

noun naśā · نَشَہ · नशा · नशे · नशों

masculine, uncountable intoxication; drunkenness नशा उतरना
masculine alcohol; alcoholic beverage
masculine drug; narcotic
figuratively, masculine, uncountable obsession; delusion

In English

drug psychoactive substance ingested for recreational use, especially illegal and add
liquor strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
stoned high on drugs
intoxication state of being intoxicated

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MLA

"नशा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

नशा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE

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"नशा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {नशा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}