नौ

See also: ऩ, ना, ने, नि, नृ, नै, न, and -ना

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

	90[a], [b]
←  8	९ 9	10  →
Cardinal: नौ (nau)     Ordinal: नौवाँ (nauvā̃), नवाँ (navā̃)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɔː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Hindi नौ (nau), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀯 (ṇava), from Sanskrit नवन् (návan), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

नौ • (nau) (native script symbol ९, Urdu spelling نو) (cardinal)

1. nine

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian نو (naw). Doublet of नया (nayā).

Adjective

नौ • (nau) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نو)

1. (formal) new

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नौ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नौ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “नौ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नौ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

	90[a], [b]
←  8	९ 9	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: नौ (nau)     Ordinal: नवौँ (nawa͠u)     Multiplier: नौगुना (naugunā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नवन् (návan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʌu̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: नौ

Numeral

नौ • (nau)

1. nine

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নৌ (Assamese script)
• ᬦᭁ (Balinese script)
• নৌ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰻 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑁅 (Brahmi script)
• နော် (Burmese script)
• નૌ (Gujarati script)
• ਨੌ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑍌 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦻꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂸 (Kaithi script)
• ನೌ (Kannada script)
• នៅ (Khmer script)
• ເນົາ (Lao script)
• നൗ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠣᠣ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘼 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠣᠧᠸᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧝 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑑁 (Newa script)
• ନୌ (Odia script)
• ꢥꣃ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆿 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖻 (Siddham script)
• නෞ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩘 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚵 (Takri script)
• நௌ (Tamil script)
• నౌ (Telugu script)
• เนา (Thai script)
• ནཽ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒾 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨈 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *náHuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin nāvis (“ship”), Persian ناو (nâv).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑːw/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑw/

Noun

नौ • (naú) stem, f

1. ship; boat
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.116.5:

     अ॒ना॒र॒म्भ॒णे तद् अ॑वीरयेथाम् अनास्था॒ने अ॑ग्रभ॒णे स॑मु॒द्रे ।
     यद् अ॑श्विना ऊ॒हथु॑र् भु॒ज्युम् अस्तं॑ श॒तारि॑त्रां॒ नाव॑म् आतस्थि॒वांस॑म् ॥

     anārambhaṇé tád avīrayethām anāsthāné agrabhaṇé samudré.
     yád aśvinā ūháthur bhujyúm ástaṃ śatā́ritrāṃ nā́vam ātasthivā́ṃsam.

     You performed heroic feat in the ocean that gave no grasping support or foothold,
     O Aśvins, when you carried Bhujyu home, mounted on a hundred-oared ship.

   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
2. name of a particular appearance of the moon or of a constellation (Var.)
3. (figurative) voice; speech (Nir.)

Declension

Feminine au-stem declension of नौ (naú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नौः naúḥ	नावौ / नावा¹ nā́vau / nā́vā¹	नावः nā́vaḥ
Vocative	नौः naúḥ	नावौ / नावा¹ nā́vau / nā́vā¹	नावः nā́vaḥ
Accusative	नावम् nā́vam	नावौ / नावा¹ nā́vau / nā́vā¹	नावः nā́vaḥ
Instrumental	नावा nāvā́	नौभ्याम् naubhyā́m	नौभिः naubhíḥ
Dative	नावे nāvé	नौभ्याम् naubhyā́m	नौभ्यः naubhyáḥ
Ablative	नावः nāváḥ	नौभ्याम् naubhyā́m	नौभ्यः naubhyáḥ
Genitive	नावः nāváḥ	नावोः nāvóḥ	नावाम् nāvā́m
Locative	नावि nāví	नावोः nāvóḥ	नौषु nauṣú
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• नौका (naukā)
• नावा (nāvā)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

नौ • (nau)

1. (enclitic) accusative/dative/genitive dual of अहम् (aham)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “नौ”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “नौ”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 148
• Monier Williams (1899) “नौ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 571/2.