निष्फल

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit निष्फल (niṣphala). By surface analysis, निष्- (niṣ-, “without, lacking”) +‎ फल (phal, “fruit; success”).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɪʂ.pʰəl/, [nɪʃ.pʰɐl]

Adjective edit

निष्फल • (niṣphal) (indeclinable)

fruitless, ineffective
meaningless, pointless
Synonyms: व्यर्थ (vyarth), बेकार (bekār)

References edit

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

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