नह्

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Etymology

    Of uncertain origin. A connection to Latin nōdus (knot) and Old Irish nascim (to bind) is semantically appealing, though formal analysis is difficult due to semantic contamination from similar-sounding roots, such as nectere for Latin and ग्रन्थ् (granth) / बन्ध् (bandh) for Sanskrit.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    नह् (nah) stem? (Vedic)

    1. a bond, tie

    Usage notes

    Attested only in the plural dative/ablative नद्भ्यः (nadbhyaḥ).

    Derived terms

    Root

    नह् (nah)

    1. to bind, tie, fasten, bind on or round or together
    2. to put on (as armor), arm oneself

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    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “नह्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 532, column 2.
    • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 89
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “NAH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 31-32
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 147-148