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Marathi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Marathi नाहि (nāhi), नाहिं (nāhiṃ), नाही (nāhī), नाहीं (nāhīṃ), from Sanskrit नहि (nahí). Compare Hindi नहीं (nahī̃).
Particle
नाही • (nāhī)
- no, not
Etymology 2
Inflection of नसणे (nasṇe, “to not be”).
Verb
नाही • (nāhī)
- inflection of नसणे (nasṇe):
- first/third-person singular present
- first/second-person plural present
References
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “नाही”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan