निहाई

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀤𑀺 (*ṇihādi), from Sanskrit निघाति (nighāti, “iron hammer”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɪ.ɦɑː.iː/, [nɪ.ɦäː.iː]

Noun

निहाई • (nihāī) f (Urdu spelling نہائی)

1. anvil

   Synonym: अहेरन (aheran)

Declension

Declension of निहाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	निहाई nihāī	निहाइयाँ nihāiyā̃
oblique	निहाई nihāī	निहाइयों nihāiyõ
vocative	निहाई nihāī	निहाइयो nihāiyo

References

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