Hindi

Adverb

नहीं • ‎(nahī̃), Urdu spelling: نہیں

1. no, not (negative response to a yes-no question)

   बिलकुल नहीं  ―  bilkul nahī̃  ―  of course not

2. no, not (representing negation of statements)

   यहाँ गाजर नहीं हैं।

   yahā̃ gājar nahī̃ hain.

   There are no carrots here.

Synonyms

• ना ‎(nā)

Usage notes

Often used with the polite particle जी ‎(jī) to be more polite in answering those given respect as in जी नहीं ‎(jī nahī̃).

नहीं ‎(nahī̃) is not used in the subjunctive, imperative and simple past tenses/moods, where ना ‎(nā) is used instead.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नहीं”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press