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Not in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Notadverb
नहीं
🗣️ nahin [/nə.ɦĩː/, [nɐ.ɦĩː], /nɒt/, /nɔt/, /nɑt/, [nɔ̟t], [nɞt], [näʔ], /ˈnot/, /noːt/, /nɔːt/, /ˈnɔt/, [ˈnɔt̪̚], [ˈnoːt], [ˈnɔt], /nɔtʰ/, [nɔt], /nat/, /naːt/, /nuːt/, /not/, /n̪ˠɔht̪/, [n̪ˠõht̪], [n̪ˠʊ̃ht̪], /ˈnuːt/, /ˈnoːt/]
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📖 Meaning of “not”

The meaning of “not” in Hindi is नहीं, pronounced nahin — it is a adverb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of not

negation of a word or group of words

🟢 Similar words for not
non
✍️ Not in a sentence
He does not speak French.
यहाँ गाजर नहीं हैं
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀳𑀺 (ṇahi) (with spontaneous nasalization), from Sanskrit नहि (nahí, “surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + *gʰí. Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Bengali নাই (nai), Braj नहीं (nahī̃),
Marathi नाही (nāhī) .

Quick facts about “not”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Not
Meaning in Hindi
नहीं
Pronunciation
nahin
Part of speech
Adverb
Similar words
1
Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀳𑀺 (ṇahi) (with spontaneous nasalization), from Sanskrit नहि (nahí, “surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + *gʰí. Cognate with Assamese নাই (nai), Bengali নাই (nai), Braj नहीं (nahī̃),
Marathi नाही (nāhī) .

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "not" is नहीं (nahin).
In Devanagari script it is written as नहीं.
It is pronounced "nahin". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.