अनिद्रा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनिद्रा (anidrā). By surface analysis, अ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ निद्रा (nidrā, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.nɪd̪.ɾɑː/, [ɐ.nɪd̪.ɾäː]

Noun

अनिद्रा • (anidrā) f

1. insomnia (inability to sleep; a sleeping disorder)

Declension

Declension of अनिद्रा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनिद्रा anidrā	अनिद्राएँ anidrāẽ
oblique	अनिद्रा anidrā	अनिद्राओं anidrāõ
vocative	अनिद्रा anidrā	अनिद्राओ anidrāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनिद्रा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press