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नहीं

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नहीं

  • /nə.ɦĩː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [nɐ.ɦĩː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀳𑀺 (ṇahi) (with spontaneous nasalization), 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) .

particle nahī̃ · نہیں · नहि · नहिं · नही · नहिन

  1. no, not (negative response to a yes-no question) बिलकुल नहीं
  2. no, not (used for negation of statements in the indicative and contrafactual moods) यहाँ गाजर नहीं हैं

Similar: ना, मत

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particle

Similar: ना, मत

In English

  • not negates meaning of another word
  • nope informal "no"
  • no used to show disagreement or negation

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MLA

"नहीं." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

नहीं. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82

Chicago

"नहीं." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {नहीं},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%82},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}