स्नेह

See also: स्निह्

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sneːɦ/, [sneːʱ]

Noun

स्नेह • (sneh) m

affection

Declension

Declension of *स्नेह* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	स्नेह sneh	स्नेह sneh
oblique	स्नेह sneh	स्नेहों snehõ
vocative	स्नेह sneh	स्नेहो sneho

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

sneha (Latin script)
𑀲𑁆𑀦𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
স্নেহ (Bengali script)
ස‍්නෙහ (Sinhalese script)
သ္နေဟ or သ္ၼေႁ or သ်ၼေႁ (Burmese script)
สฺเนห or สเนหะ (Thai script)
ᩈ᩠ᨶᩮᩉ (Tai Tham script)
ສ຺ເນຫ or ສເນຫະ (Lao script)
ស្នេហ (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄴𑄚𑄬𑄦 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

sineha (Latin script)
𑀲𑀺𑀦𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
सिनेह (Devanagari script)
সিনেহ (Bengali script)
සිනෙහ (Sinhalese script)
သိနေဟ or သိၼေႁ (Burmese script)
สิเนห or สิเนหะ (Thai script)
ᩈᩥᨶᩮᩉ (Tai Tham script)
ສິເນຫ or ສິເນຫະ (Lao script)
សិនេហ (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄨𑄚𑄬𑄦 (Chakma script)

Noun

स्नेह m

Devanagari script form of sneha (“affection; oil”)

Declension

Declension table of "स्नेह" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	स्नेहो (sneho)	स्नेहा (snehā)
Accusative (second)	स्नेहं (snehaṃ)	स्नेहे (snehe)
Instrumental (third)	स्नेहेन (snehena)	स्नेहेहि (snehehi) or स्नेहेभि (snehebhi)
Dative (fourth)	स्नेहस्स (snehassa) or स्नेहाय (snehāya) or स्नेहत्थं (snehatthaṃ)	स्नेहानं (snehānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	स्नेहस्मा (snehasmā) or स्नेहम्हा (snehamhā) or स्नेहा (snehā)	स्नेहेहि (snehehi) or स्नेहेभि (snehebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	स्नेहस्स (snehassa)	स्नेहानं (snehānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	स्नेहस्मिं (snehasmiṃ) or स्नेहम्हि (snehamhi) or स्नेहे (snehe)	स्नेहेसु (snehesu)
Vocative (calling)	स्नेह (sneha)	स्नेहा (snehā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

স্নেহ (Assamese script)
ᬲ᭄ᬦᬾᬳ (Balinese script)
স্নেহ (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰿𑰡𑰸𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑁆𑀦𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
သ္နေဟ (Burmese script)
સ્નેહ (Gujarati script)
ਸ੍ਨੇਹ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹 (Grantha script)
ꦱ꧀ꦤꦺꦲ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂹𑂢𑂵𑂯 (Kaithi script)
ಸ್ನೇಹ (Kannada script)
ស្នេហ (Khmer script)
ສ຺ເນຫ (Lao script)
സ്നേഹ (Malayalam script)
ᠰᠨᡝᡥᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘿𑘡𑘹𑘮 (Modi script)
ᠰᠨᠧᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧠𑧁𑧚𑧎 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑑂𑐣𑐾𑐴 (Newa script)
ସ୍ନେହ (Odia script)
ꢱ꣄ꢥꢾꢲ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑇀𑆤𑆼𑆲 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖿𑖡𑖸𑖮 (Siddham script)
ස‍්නෙහ (Sinhalese script)
𑪁 𑪙𑩯𑩔𑪂 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚶𑚝𑚲𑚩 (Takri script)
ஸ்நேஹ (Tamil script)
స్నేహ (Telugu script)
สฺเนห (Thai script)
སྣེ་ཧ (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑓂𑒢𑒹𑒯 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑩇𑨝𑨄𑨱 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Cognate with English snow.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /snɐ́j.ɦɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪n̪eː.ɦɐ/

Noun

स्नेह • (snéha) stem, m or n (root स्निह्)

oiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness, lubricity, viscidity (also as one of the 24 gunas of the vaisheshika branch of the Nyaya philosophy)
oil, grease, fat, any oleaginous substance, an unguent
smoothness, glossiness
blandness, tenderness, love, attachment to, fondness or affection for (locative, genitive, or compound), friendship with (saha)
moisture
a fluid of the body
(in the plural) name of the Vaishyas in Kushadvipa

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of स्नेह
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	स्नेहः (snéhaḥ)	स्नेहौ (snéhau) स्नेहा¹ (snéhā¹)	स्नेहाः (snéhāḥ) स्नेहासः¹ (snéhāsaḥ¹)
accusative	स्नेहम् (snéham)	स्नेहौ (snéhau) स्नेहा¹ (snéhā¹)	स्नेहान् (snéhān)
instrumental	स्नेहेन (snéhena)	स्नेहाभ्याम् (snéhābhyām)	स्नेहैः (snéhaiḥ) स्नेहेभिः¹ (snéhebhiḥ¹)
dative	स्नेहाय (snéhāya)	स्नेहाभ्याम् (snéhābhyām)	स्नेहेभ्यः (snéhebhyaḥ)
ablative	स्नेहात् (snéhāt)	स्नेहाभ्याम् (snéhābhyām)	स्नेहेभ्यः (snéhebhyaḥ)
genitive	स्नेहस्य (snéhasya)	स्नेहयोः (snéhayoḥ)	स्नेहानाम् (snéhānām)
locative	स्नेहे (snéhe)	स्नेहयोः (snéhayoḥ)	स्नेहेषु (snéheṣu)
vocative	स्नेह (snéha)	स्नेहौ (snéhau) स्नेहा¹ (snéhā¹)	स्नेहाः (snéhāḥ) स्नेहासः¹ (snéhāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of स्नेह
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	स्नेहम् (snéham)	स्नेहे (snéhe)	स्नेहानि (snéhāni) स्नेहा¹ (snéhā¹)
accusative	स्नेहम् (snéham)	स्नेहे (snéhe)	स्नेहानि (snéhāni) स्नेहा¹ (snéhā¹)
instrumental	स्नेहेन (snéhena)	स्नेहाभ्याम् (snéhābhyām)	स्नेहैः (snéhaiḥ) स्नेहेभिः¹ (snéhebhiḥ¹)
dative	स्नेहाय (snéhāya)	स्नेहाभ्याम् (snéhābhyām)	स्नेहेभ्यः (snéhebhyaḥ)
ablative	स्नेहात् (snéhāt)	स्नेहाभ्याम् (snéhābhyām)	स्नेहेभ्यः (snéhebhyaḥ)
genitive	स्नेहस्य (snéhasya)	स्नेहयोः (snéhayoḥ)	स्नेहानाम् (snéhānām)
locative	स्नेहे (snéhe)	स्नेहयोः (snéhayoḥ)	स्नेहेषु (snéheṣu)
vocative	स्नेह (snéha)	स्नेहे (snéhe)	स्नेहानि (snéhāni) स्नेहा¹ (snéhā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: sinēha
Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀦𑁂𑀳 (sineha), 𑀲𑀦𑁂𑀳 (saneha), 𑀦𑁂𑀳 (neha)
- Central:
  - Hindustani: neh, nehā
    - Hindi: नेह, नेहा
    - Urdu: نیہ, نیہا
- Eastern:
  - Assamese: নেহা (neha)
  - Bengali: নেহ (neho)
  - Bihari:
    - Bhojpuri: नेह (nēh)
    - Maithili: नेह (nēh), नेहु (nēhʉ)
- Northern:
  - Kumaoni: नेह (neh)
- Northwestern:
  - Punjabi: nē̃h, nĩh, nehũ, nẽho, nihũ, nehuṛā
    Gurmukhi script: ਨੇਂਹ, ਨਿੰਹ, ਨੇਹੁੰ, ਨੇਂਹੋ, ਨਿਹੁੰ, ਨੇਹੁੜਾ
    
    Shahmukhi script: نیں٘ہ, نِن٘ہ, نیہُں, نین٘ہو, نِہُں, نیہُڑا
  - Sindhi: nehu, nī˜hu
    Arabic script: نيهُ, نِينهُ
    
    Devanagari script: नेहु, नींहु
- Southern:
  - Sinhalese: සෙනෙහෙ (senehe), සෙනේ (senē), සිනේ (sinē)
- Western:
  - Gujarati: નેહ (neh), નેડો (neḍo)

Borrowed terms

→ Kannada: ಸ್ನೇಹ (snēha)
→ Malayalam: സ്നേഹം (snēhaṁ)
→ Tamil: சினேகம் (ciṉēkam)
→ Telugu: స్నేహము (snēhamu)
→ Thai: เสน่ห์ (sà-nèe)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “स्नेह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1267.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sneha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press