गुनाह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گناه (gunāh), from Middle Persian. Compare Bengali গুনাহ (gunaho), Gujarati ગુનો (guno), Marathi गुन्हा (gunhā), Punjabi ਗੁਨਾਹ (gunāh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊ.nɑːɦ/, [ɡʊ.näːʱ]

Noun

गुनाह • (gunāh) m (Urdu spelling گناہ)

1. offence, sin, misdeed

   Synonym: अपराध (aprādh)

   क्या मोहब्बत करना गुनाह है?

   kyā mohabbat karnā gunāh hai?

   Is falling in love a sin?

Declension

Declension of गुनाह (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुनाह gunāh	गुनाह gunāh
oblique	गुनाह gunāh	गुनाहों gunāhõ
vocative	गुनाह gunāh	गुनाहो gunāho

Derived terms

• बेगुनाह (begunāh)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गुनाह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गुनाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुनाह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press