স্নেহ
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha, “oil, viscid substance; attachment”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”), from whence also came English snow. Perhaps, the semantic shift occurred as follows: "snow" > "wet, viscid snow" > "viscid substance" > "(physical) attachment" > "affection (emotional attachment)", or possibly there was a comparison of snow with semen, which is similarly whitish and viscid, and thus, by extension, with sexual attachment and love. Doublet of স্নিগ্ধ (snigdho) and স্নিগ্ধা (snigdha).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
স্নেহ • (sneho)
Derived terms edit
- স্নেহপ্রবণ (snehoprobôn)
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Noun edit
স্নেহ m
- Bengali script form of sneha (“affection; oil”)
Declension edit
Declension table of "স্নেহ" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | স্নেহো (sneho) | স্নেহা (snehā) |
| Accusative (second) | স্নেহং (snehaṃ) | স্নেহে (snehe) |
| Instrumental (third) | স্নেহেন (snehena) | স্নেহেহি (snehehi) or স্নেহেভি (snehebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | স্নেহস্স (snehassa) or স্নেহায (snehāya) or স্নেহত্থং (snehatthaṃ) | স্নেহানং (snehānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | স্নেহস্মা (snehasmā) or স্নেহম্হা (snehamhā) or স্নেহা (snehā) | স্নেহেহি (snehehi) or স্নেহেভি (snehebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | স্নেহস্স (snehassa) | স্নেহানং (snehānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | স্নেহস্মিং (snehasmiṃ) or স্নেহম্হি (snehamhi) or স্নেহে (snehe) | স্নেহেসু (snehesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | স্নেহ (sneha) | স্নেহা (snehā) |