निबाह

Hindi

Etymology

Deverbal form of निबाहना (nibāhnā). Alternatively, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀦𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀳 (nivvāha), from Sanskrit निर्वाह (nirvāha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.bɑːɦ/, [nɪ.bäːʱ]

Noun

निबाह • (nibāh) m (Urdu spelling نباہ)

1. carrying on or through (a task, etc), coping
2. accomplishing, performance
3. maintaining, maintenance
4. sufficiency, livelihood
5. spending, passing (time)

Declension

Declension of निबाह (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निबाह nibāh	निबाह nibāh
oblique	निबाह nibāh	निबाहों nibāhõ
vocative	निबाह nibāh	निबाहो nibāho

Derived terms

• निबाह करना (nibāh karnā, “to carry through”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “निबाह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nírvahati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press