नाही

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ɦi/, [nʱaiː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi नाहि (nāhi), नाहिं (nāhiṃ), नाही (nāhī), नाहीं (nāhīṃ), from Sanskrit नहि (nahí). Compare Hindi नहीं (nahī̃).

Particle

नाही • (nāhī)

1. no, not

Etymology 2

Inflection of नसणे (nasṇe, “to not be”).

Verb

नाही • (nāhī)

1. inflection of नसणे (nasṇe):
   1. first/third-person singular present
   2. first/second-person plural present

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “नाही”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan