ननद

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ननंद (nanand)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀡𑀁𑀤𑀸 (ṇaṇaṃdā), from Sanskrit ननान्दृ (nánāndṛ), ननन्दृ (nanandṛ). Cognate with Nepali नन्द (nanda), Gujarati નણંદ (naṇand), Sindhi نِڻُن / निणुन, Marathi नणंद (naṇanda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nə.nəd̪/, [nɐ.nɐd̪]

Noun

ननद • (nanad) f (Urdu spelling نند)

1. husband's sister (sister-in-law)

Declension

Declension of ननद (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ननद nanad	ननदें nanadẽ
oblique	ननद nanad	ननदों nanadõ
vocative	ननद nanad	ननदो nanado

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ननद”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ननद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ननद”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ननद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press