नाश

See also: नशा and नश्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाश (nāśa).

Noun

नाश • (nāś) m (Urdu spelling ناش)

  1. destruction, devastation
    अन्त में, जूए से उसका नाश हुआ।
    ant mẽ, jūe se uskā nāś huā.
    In the end, gambling was his destruction.
  2. waste
    यह सब बहुत बड़ा समय का नाश है।
    yah sab bahut baṛā samay kā nāś hai.
    All this is a huge waste of time.

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “नाश”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाश (nāśa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naɕ/

Noun

नाश • (nāś) m

  1. destruction, devastation

Declension

Declension of नाश (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
नाश
nāś
direct
plural
नाश
nāś
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
नाश
nāś
नाश
nāś
oblique
सामान्यरूप
नाशा
nāśā
नाशां-
nāśān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
नाशाला
nāśālā
नाशांना
nāśānnā
ergative नाशाने, नाशानं
nāśāne, nāśāna
नाशांनी
nāśānnī
instrumental नाशाशी
nāśāśī
नाशांशी
nāśānśī
locative
सप्तमी
नाशात
nāśāt
नाशांत
nāśāt
vocative
संबोधन
नाशा
nāśā
नाशांनो
nāśānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नाश (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
नाशाचा
nāśāċā
नाशाचे
nāśāċe
नाशाची
nāśācī
नाशाच्या
nāśācā
नाशाचे, नाशाचं
nāśāċe, nāśāċa
नाशाची
nāśācī
नाशाच्या
nāśācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
नाशांचा
nāśānċā
नाशांचे
nāśānċe
नाशांची
nāśāñcī
नाशांच्या
nāśāncā
नाशांचे, नाशांचं
nāśānċe, nāśānċa
नाशांची
nāśāñcī
नाशांच्या
nāśāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

  • नाशिवंत (nāśivanta, perishable)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नाश”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *nāśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nāćás, from Proto-Indo-European *noḱ-ó-s, from *neḱ- (to perish, disappear). Cognate with Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, dead body), Middle Welsh angheu (death), Breton ankou, Old Irish éc, Latin noxius (harmful), Latin nocēre (to hurt, harm), Latin nex (murder, violent death) (as opposed to mors), Old Persian 𐎻𐎴𐎰𐎹𐎫𐎹 (vi-n-θ-y-t-y /⁠vi-nathayatiy⁠/, he injures), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasiieiti, disappears). See also Sanskrit नशति (naśati, finds, disappears) and Sanskrit नाशयति (nāśayati, to ruin, spoil).

Pronunciation

Noun

नाश • (nāśá) stem, m

  1. demolition, ruin, destruction, annihilation
  2. disappearance, extinction, abolition

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नाश (nāśá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नाशः
nāśáḥ
नाशौ / नाशा¹
nāśaú / nāśā́¹
नाशाः / नाशासः¹
nāśā́ḥ / nāśā́saḥ¹
Vocative नाश
nā́śa
नाशौ / नाशा¹
nā́śau / nā́śā¹
नाशाः / नाशासः¹
nā́śāḥ / nā́śāsaḥ¹
Accusative नाशम्
nāśám
नाशौ / नाशा¹
nāśaú / nāśā́¹
नाशान्
nāśā́n
Instrumental नाशेन
nāśéna
नाशाभ्याम्
nāśā́bhyām
नाशैः / नाशेभिः¹
nāśaíḥ / nāśébhiḥ¹
Dative नाशाय
nāśā́ya
नाशाभ्याम्
nāśā́bhyām
नाशेभ्यः
nāśébhyaḥ
Ablative नाशात्
nāśā́t
नाशाभ्याम्
nāśā́bhyām
नाशेभ्यः
nāśébhyaḥ
Genitive नाशस्य
nāśásya
नाशयोः
nāśáyoḥ
नाशानाम्
nāśā́nām
Locative नाशे
nāśé
नाशयोः
nāśáyoḥ
नाशेषु
nāśéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindi: नाश (nāś)
  • Marathi: नाश (nāś)
  • Punjabi: ਨਾਸ (nās)
  • Tamil: நாசம் (nācam)
  • Telugu: నాశము (nāśamu)
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