نشہ
Urdu edit
Alternative forms edit
- نشا (naśā)
Etymology edit
Derived from Classical Persian نشئه (naš'a)/نشا (našâ), 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
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nə.ʃɑː/
Noun edit
نشہ • (naśā) m (Hindi spelling नशा)
- (indeclinable) intoxication, drunkenness
- addiction
- Synonym: لت (lat)
- intoxicants, psychoactive substances; alcohol, alcoholic beverage, drug, narcotic
- Synonym: منشّی (munaśśī)
- (figurative) delusion
- Synonym: مدہوشی (madhośī)
- نشہ اُترنا ― naśā utarnā ― to come one's senses
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- نشئی (naśaī)
- نشہ خور (naśe-khor, naśā khor)
- نشہ باز (naśe-bāz)
- نشہ کرنا (naśā karnā)
- نشہ ٹوٹنا (naśā ṭūṭnā)
- نشہ چڑھنا (naśā caṛhnā)
- نشیلا (naśīlā)
References edit
- “نشہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.