नाप

Hindi

Etymology

From the stem of नापना (nāpnā, “to measure”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑːp/, [näːp]

Noun

नाप • (nāp) f

1. measure, scale
2. measurement

   Synonym: माप (māp)

   इस कपड़े की नाप ज़्यादा लंबी है।

   is kapṛe kī nāp zyādā lambī hai.

   The measurements for this cloth are too long.

Declension

Declension of नाप (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाप nāp	नापें nāpẽ
oblique	नाप nāp	नापों nāpõ
vocative	नाप nāp	नापो nāpo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नाप”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नाप”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.