ਨੀਂਹ

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Punjabi

Pronunciation

Noun

ਨੀਂਹ • (nī̃h) f (Shahmukhi spelling نِین٘ہہ)

  1. foundation, base
    Synonym: ਬੁਨਿਆਦ (buniāda)
    ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰੀ ਨੀਂਹ ਨੂੰ ਹਿਲਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ
    sarkār deś dī loktantarī nī̃h nū̃ hilāuṇa dī kośiś kar rahī hai
    The government is trying to shake the democratic foundation of the country.

Declension

Declension of ਨੀਂਹ
dir. sg. ਨੀਂਹ (nī̃h)
dir. pl. ਨੀਂਹਾਂ (nī̃hā̃)
singular plural
direct ਨੀਂਹ (nī̃h) ਨੀਂਹਾਂ (nī̃hā̃)
oblique ਨੀਂਹ (nī̃h) ਨੀਂਹਾਂ (nī̃hā̃)
vocative ਨੀਂਹੇ (nī̃he) ਨੀਂਹੋ (nī̃ho)
ablative ਨੀਂਹੋਂ (nī̃hõ) ਨੀਂਹਿਆੰ (nī̃hiā̃)
locative ਨੀਂਹੇ (nī̃he) ਨੀਂਹੀਂ (nī̃hī̃)
instrumental ਨੀਂਹੇ (nī̃he) ਨੀਂਹੀਂ (nī̃hī̃)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ਨੀਂਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਨੀਉਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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