नेहा

Hindi

Etymology

नेह (neh) +‎ -आ (-ā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀳 (ṇeha, “affection, love”), ultimately from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Doublet of स्नेह (sneh) and स्नेहा (snehā), tatsama variants of this name. Distant cognate with English snow.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

नेहा • (nehā) f

1. a female given name, Neha

Descendants

• → English: Neha

References

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