नींव

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀫𑀻 (ṇemī), from Sanskrit नेमि (nemi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nĩːʋ/

Noun

नींव • (nī̃v) f (Urdu spelling نیؤں)

1. foundation, groundwork

   Synonym: बुनियाद (buniyād)

2. basis, reasoning

Declension

Declension of नींव (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नींव nī̃v	नींवें nī̃vẽ
oblique	नींव nī̃v	नींवों nī̃võ
vocative	नींव nī̃v	नींवो nī̃vo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नींव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nēmí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press