Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Punjabi نِینہہ (nīnh), from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha).

Noun

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نیون٘ہہ (niyoṉhm (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੇਹੁੰ)

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    Synonyms: پِیار (piyār), عِشْق (ʻiśq)

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “نیونہہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਨਿਹੁੰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snēha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 797