See also: नश् and नाश

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.ʃɑː/, [nɐ.ʃäː]

Noun edit

नशा (naśām (Urdu spelling نشہ)

  1. (indeclinable) intoxication; drunkenness
    नशा उतरनाnaśā utarnāto become sober
  2. alcohol; alcoholic beverage
  3. drug; narcotic
  4. (figurative) obsession; delusion

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Kannada: ನಶೆ (naśe)
  • Mauritian Creole: nisa

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