نشہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

نشا (naśā)

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian (naš'a)/ (našâ), from Arabic نَشْأَة (našʔa), from the root ن ش ء (n-š-ʔ). Compare Assamese নিচা (nisa), Bengali নেশা (neśa), Gujarati નશો (naśo).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nə.ʃɑː/

Noun

نشہ • (naśā) m (Hindi spelling नशा)

(indeclinable) intoxication, drunkenness
Synonyms: خمار (xumār), مستی (mastī)

نشہ اُترنا ― naśā utarnā ― to become sober
addiction
Synonym: لت (lat)
intoxicants, psychoactive substances; alcohol, alcoholic beverage, drug, narcotic
Synonym: منشّی (munaśśī)
(figurative) delusion
Synonym: مدہوشی (madhośī)

نشہ اُترنا ― naśā utarnā ― to come one's senses

Derived terms

نشئی (naśaī)
نشہ خور (naśe-khor, naśā khor)
نشہ باز (naśe-bāz)
نشہ کرنا (naśā karnā)
نشہ ٹوٹنا (naśā ṭūṭnā)
نشہ چڑھنا (naśā caṛhnā)
نشیلا (naśīlā)

References

“نشہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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