नस्ल

Hindi

Alternative forms

• नसल (nasal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نسل (nasl), from Arabic نَسْل (nasl). Compare Punjabi ਨਸਲ (nasal).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nəs.lᵊ/, [nɐs.lᵊ]

Noun

नस्ल • (nasla) f (Urdu spelling نسل)

1. race, ethnic group
2. family, lineage

   Synonyms: वंश (vañś), कुल (kul), ख़ानदान (xāndān)

3. stock, breed (of animal)

Declension

Declension of नस्ल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नस्ल nasla	नस्लें naslẽ
oblique	नस्ल nasla	नस्लों naslõ
vocative	नस्ल nasla	नस्लो naslo

Derived terms

• नस्लभेद (naslabhed)
• नस्लभेदी (naslabhedī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नस्ल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press