नाठ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ṇaṭṭha), from Sanskrit नष्ट (naṣṭa, “destroyed”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *naṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naštás, from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-tós, from *neḱ- (“to perish”). Cognate with Gujarati નાઠું (nāṭhũ). Doublet of नष्ट (naṣṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑːʈʰ/, [näːʈʰ]

Noun

नाठ • (nāṭh) m (Urdu spelling ناٹھ)

1. destruction

Declension

Declension of नाठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाठ nāṭh	नाठ nāṭh
oblique	नाठ nāṭh	नाठों nāṭhõ
vocative	नाठ nāṭh	नाठो nāṭho

Related terms

• नाठना (nāṭhnā)
• नठना (naṭhnā)
• नासना (nāsnā)
• नसना (nasnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नाठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náśyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press