गुनाह
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian گناه (gunāh), from Middle Persian. Compare Bengali গোনা (gōna), Gujarati ગુનો (guno), Marathi गुन्हा (gunhā), Punjabi ਗੁਨਾਹ (gunāh).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गुनाह • (gunāh) m (Urdu spelling گناہ)
- offence, sin, misdeed
- Synonym: अपराध (aprādh)
- क्या मोहब्बत करना गुनाह है?
- kyā mohabbat karnā gunāh hai?
- Is falling in love a sin?
Declension edit
Declension of गुनाह (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms edit
- बेगुनाह (begunāh)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गुनाह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गुनाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुनाह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press