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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit णयण (ṇayaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit नयन (nayaná). Doublet of नयन (nayan).
Pronunciation
Noun
नैना • (nainā) m pl (Urdu spelling نَینَہ)
- (poetic or dialectal) eyes (as a pair)
- Synonyms: आँखें (ā̃khẽ); see also Thesaurus:आँख
2021, “Srivalli”, in Pushpa: The Rise:तेरी झलक अशरफ़ी, श्रीवल्ली
नैना मदक बर्फ़ी
तेरी झलक अशरफ़ी, श्रीवल्ली
बातें करे दो-हरफ़ी- terī jhalak aśarfī, śrīvallī
nainā madak barfī
terī jhalak aśarfī, śrīvallī
bātẽ kare do-harfī - Your brilliance is like a gold coin, Srivalli
Your eyes are barfis made of drugs
Your brilliance is like a gold coin, Srivalli
You talk just two letters
Declension
Declension of नैना (pl-only masc ā-stem)
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plural
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नैना
nainā
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| oblique
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नैनों
nainõ
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| vocative
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नैनो
naino
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Proper noun
नैना • (nainā) f
- a female given name, Naina
Declension
Declension of नैना (fem ā-stem)
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singular
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plural
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नैना
nainā
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नैनाएँ
naināẽ
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| oblique
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नैना
nainā
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नैनाओं
naināõ
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| vocative
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नैना
nainā
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नैनाओ
naināo
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Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नैना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 581
- “नैना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.