نا اہل

Urdu

Etymology

From ناـ (nā-, “not”) +‎ اہل (ahal, “eligible”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): [nɑː‿ɛ.ɦɛl]
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɦɪl]
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Adjective

ناْاَہَل • (nā-ahal) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling नाअहल)

1. ineligible; incapable
2. unfit

Related terms

• نااہل قرار دینا (nāahal qarār denā, “to disqualify”)

Further reading

• “نا اہل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “naa-ahl”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.