نین

See also: نیں

Torwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit निद्रा (nidrā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnidráH. Compare Hindi नींद (nīnd), Konkani नीद (nīd).

Noun

نین (nīn) f

1. sleep

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nidrāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Punjabi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit नयन (nayana), from the root नी (nī), from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /nɛːɳ/, [nɛ̃ːɳᵊ]

Noun

نَیݨ • (naiṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੈਣ)

1. eye

Declension

Declension of نین
dir. sg.	نَیݨ (naiṇ)
dir. pl.	نَیݨ (naiṇ)
	singular	plural
direct	نَیݨ (naiṇ)	نَیݨ (naiṇ)
oblique	نَیݨ (naiṇ)	نَیݨاں (naiṇāṉ)
vocative	نَیݨا (naiṇā)	نَیݨو (naiṇo)
ablative	نَیݨوں (naiṇoṉ)	نَیݨاں (naiṇāṉ)
locative	نَیݨے (naiṇe)	نَیݨِیں (naiṇīṉ)
instrumental	نَیݨوں (naiṇoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نَین”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਨੈਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nayaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit नयन (nayana), from the root नी (nī), from Proto-Indo-European *neyH-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɛːn/
• Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

نَین • (nain) m (Hindi spelling नैन) (poetic)

1. eye

   Synonym: آن٘کھ (ā̃kh)

Declension

Declension of نین
	singular	plural
direct	نَین (nain)	نَین (nain)
oblique	نَین (nain)	نَینوں (nainõ)
vocative	نَین (nain)	نَینو (naino)

Further reading

• “نین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “نین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “نین”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nayaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Ushojo

Noun

نین (nen)

1. the process of removing dead plants from the field