निहाई

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀤𑀺 (*ṇihādi), from Sanskrit निघाति (nighāti, “iron hammer”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ɦɑː.iː/, [nɪ.ɦäː.iː]

Noun[edit]

निहाई • (nihāī) f (Urdu spelling نہائی)

anvil
Synonym: अहेरन (aheran)

Declension[edit]

Declension of निहाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निहाई nihāī	निहाइयाँ nihāiyā̃
oblique	निहाई nihāī	निहाइयों nihāiyõ
vocative	निहाई nihāī	निहाइयो nihāiyo

References[edit]

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

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