nahoón

Kohistani Shina

Alternative forms

  • nãhoón

Etymology

    Derived from Sanskrit ना॒शय॑ति (nāśáyati, to destroy),[1] from Proto-Indo-Aryan *nāśáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nāćáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *noḱ-éye-ti, from *neḱ- + *-éyeti.

    Verb

    nahoón[2]

    1. to lose

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nāśáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 407
    2. ^ Schmidt, Ruth Laila; Kohistani, Razwal; Zarin, Mohammad Manzar (2008), A Grammar of the Shina Language of Indus Kohistan, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 119