स्नेह

See also: स्निह्

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sneːɦ/, [s̪n̪eːɦ]

Noun

स्नेह • (sneh) m

1. 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

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 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)

Noun

स्नेह ?

1. Devanagari script form of sneha

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬲ᭄ᬦᬾᬳ (Balinese script)
• স্নেহ (Assamese script)
• স্নেহ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰡𑰸𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀦𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹 (Grantha script)
• સ્નેહ (Gujarati script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦤꦺꦲ (Javanese script)
• ಸ್ನೇಹ (Kannada script)
• သ္နေဟ (Burmese script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐣𑐾𑐴 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ନେହ (Oriya script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢥꢾꢲ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆤𑆼𑆲 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖡𑖸𑖮 (Siddham script)
• స్నేహ (Telugu script)
• སྣེཧ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒢𑒹𑒯 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root स्निह् (snih), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Cognate with English snow.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪n̪ɐ́j.ɦɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪n̪eː.ɦɐ/

Noun

स्नेह • (snéha) m or n

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of स्नेह (snéha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	स्नेहः snéhaḥ	स्नेहौ snéhau	स्नेहाः / स्नेहासः¹ snéhāḥ / snéhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	स्नेह snéha	स्नेहौ snéhau	स्नेहाः / स्नेहासः¹ snéhāḥ / snéhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	स्नेहम् snéham	स्नेहौ snéhau	स्नेहान् snéhān
Instrumental	स्नेहेन snéhena	स्नेहाभ्याम् snéhābhyām	स्नेहैः / स्नेहेभिः¹ snéhaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of स्नेह (snéha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	स्नेहम् snéham	स्नेहे snéhe	स्नेहानि / स्नेहा¹ snéhāni / snéhā¹
Vocative	स्नेह snéha	स्नेहे snéhe	स्नेहानि / स्नेहा¹ snéhāni / snéhā¹
Accusative	स्नेहम् snéham	स्नेहे snéhe	स्नेहानि / स्नेहा¹ snéhāni / snéhā¹
Instrumental	स्नेहेन snéhena	स्नेहाभ्याम् snéhābhyām	स्नेहैः / स्नेहेभिः¹ snéhaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• 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 458052227, page 1267.