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ना ऩ नौ ने नि नृ नै न Hindi Pronunciation Etymology 1 hi infinitive :af pra:-𑀅𑀡 pra:-𑀓- 1 hi pra -𑀅𑀡 hi ka, from hi sa -अन, from hi iir-pro *-anam, from hi ine-pro *-onom, from ine-pro *-o- thematic vowel + ine-pro *-nós *-nom verbal noun suffix. hi -अन. Cognate with de -en infinitive ending. Suffix suf as an inflection used to form the infinitive hi कर करना do (stem) to do forms neutral imperatives when used without a verb hi एक किताब लाना Bring a book forms verbs from nouns or adjectives hi छेद छेदना hole to bore, dig a hole hi ललकार ललकारना challenge to challenge hi महक महकना fragrant to be fragrant Usage notes Almost all Perso-Arabic and learned Sanskrit tatsama borrowings are nominal. Most of these nominals are verbalized as compound verbs with some base verb, usually hi करना, as in hi साफ़ करना to clean. A smaller number of verbs are formed directly from the noun with suffixes like hi -आना and this one. Etymology 2 hi inc-ohi -ना, from hi pra -𑀅𑀡𑀻𑀬, from hi sa -अनीय, whence also the substantive hi -नी ending. The reduction in the participle/adjective would come from taking the form with -nī as a feminine and analogizing the masculine -nā, likely with influence from the infinitive -nā (for which see Etymology 1). Suffix suf forms gerundive participles, meaning that which should, can, or will be done; with a subject in the dative, expresses obligation hi वह खिचड़ी खानी है that khichdi is to be eaten hi मुझे यह किताबें पढ़नीं हैं I have to read these books Usage notes This suffix is typically still called the "infinitive" or "infinitive participle". Declension <part> References 451 ना ऩ नौ ने नि नृ नै न hi verb-forming suffixes Kurux Etymology kru inc. Suffix kru suffix used to form the infinitive forms verbs from nouns or adjectives kru pińj pińjnā name to name Sanskrit Suffix adjf f -nā́ sa -न -ná nom f s sa Vedic sa -न -ná ins f s