Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विना (vínā). Doublet of بِنَا (binā), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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وِنَا (vinā) (Hindi spelling विना) (rare)

  1. without, lacking
    Synonyms: بَغَير (baġair), بِنَا (binā)

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “vinā”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.