નાઠું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Gujarati नाठुं, from Old Gujarati नाठउं (nāṭhaüṃ), from Prakrit 𑀡𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ṇaṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit નષ્ટ (naṣṭá). Cognate with Hindustani ناٹھ / नाठ (nāṭh), Marwari नाठणौ (nāṭhṇau), Punjabi ਨੱਠਣਾ / نَٹّھݨا (naṭṭhṇā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.ʈʰũ/
• Hyphenation: ના‧ઠું
• Rhymes: -ũ

Verb

નાઠું • (nāṭhũ)

1. past of નાસવું (nāsvũ): fled, escaped

Derived terms

• નાઠેલું (nāṭhelũ)

Further reading

• “નાઠું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náśyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 403