लेना

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Hindi

Hindi verb set
लेना (lenā)
लाना (lānā)

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀇 (lei), adapted from 𑀮𑀳𑀇 (lahaï) by analogy with 𑀤𑁂𑀇 (dei, give) (whence देना (denā, to give)), 𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei, take),[1][2] from Sanskrit लभते (labhate). Cognate with Nepali लिनु (linu).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /leː.nɑː/,

    Verb

    लेना (lenā) (Urdu spelling لینا)

    1. to take
      बैंक से ऋण लेना पड़ेगा
      baiṅk se ŕṇ lenā paṛegā.
      I'll have to take a loan from the bank.
      आज वह स्कूल से छुट्टी लेना चाहता है
      āj vah skūl se chuṭṭī lenā cāhtā hai.
      He wants to take a holiday from school today.
      Antonym: देना (denā)
    2. to buy, get
      मैं नई घड़ी लेना चाहता हूँ
      ma͠i naī ghaṛī lenā cāhtā hū̃.
      I want to buy a new watch.
    3. to take on
      अवतार लेनाavtār lenāto take on a new form
    4. an element of compound verbs
      1. (with transitive verbs) indicates completion
        खाना ख़त्म कर लिया
        khānā xatma kar liyā.
        They have (just now) finished their food.
      2. (with transitive verbs) indicates self-benefaction
        मैं गाड़ी देख लेता हूँ, मगर ख़रीदता नहीं
        ma͠i gāṛī dekh letā hū̃, magar xarīdtā nahī̃.
        I take a look at the car, but do not buy it.
        पढ़ लेनाpaṛh lenāto read (to oneself)
      3. (with intransitive verbs) indicates internal expression
        हंस लेनाhans lenāto laugh (internally); be amused
    5. to obtain pleasure from someone (in a denigrating way), to poke fun at, to pick on someone
      हर कोई मेरी ही लेने मे क्यूँ पड़ा रहता है?
      har koī merī hī lene me kyū̃ paṛā rahtā hai?
      Why is everyone always at picking on me.
    6. (vulgar) to obtain one's sexual orifices for sensual pleasure

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lábhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 635
    2. ^ Hoernlé, A. F. Rudolf (1880) “A Collection of Hindi Roots, with Remarks on their Derivation and Classification”, in Journal of The Asiatic Society of Bengal, volume 49, page 38

    Further reading

    • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “लेना”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
    • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लेना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press