निर्वाह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाह (nirvāha). See बहना (bahnā) for more. Cognate with निबाह (nibāh), a tadbhava borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪɾ.ʋɑːɦ/, [nɪɾ.ʋäːʱ]

Noun

निर्वाह • (nirvāh) m

1. carrying on or through, accomplishing, fulfilling
2. continued existence, subsistence
3. conclusion

Declension

Declension of निर्वाह (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निर्वाह nirvāh	निर्वाह nirvāh
oblique	निर्वाह nirvāh	निर्वाहों nirvāhõ
vocative	निर्वाह nirvāh	निर्वाहो nirvāho

References

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