स्नेह
See also: स्निह्
Hindi
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Cognate with English snow.
Noun
स्नेह • (snéha) m or n
- oiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness, lubricity, viscidity (also as one of the 24 gunas of the vaisheshika branch of the Nyaya philosophy)
- oil, grease, fat, any oleaginous substance, an unguent
- smoothness, glossiness
- blandness, tenderness, love, attachment to, fondness or affection for (locative, genitive, or compound), friendship with (saha)
- moisture
- a fluid of the body
- (in the plural) name of the Vaishyas in Kushadvipa
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of स्नेह (snéha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | स्नेहः snéhaḥ |
स्नेहौ snéhau |
स्नेहाः / स्नेहासः¹ snéhāḥ / snéhāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | स्नेह snéha |
स्नेहौ snéhau |
स्नेहाः / स्नेहासः¹ snéhāḥ / snéhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | स्नेहम् snéham |
स्नेहौ snéhau |
स्नेहान् snéhān |
| Instrumental | स्नेहेन snéhena |
स्नेहाभ्याम् snéhābhyām |
स्नेहैः / स्नेहेभिः¹ snéhaiḥ / snéhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | स्नेहाय snéhāya |
स्नेहाभ्याम् snéhābhyām |
स्नेहेभ्यः snéhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | स्नेहात् snéhāt |
स्नेहाभ्याम् snéhābhyām |
स्नेहेभ्यः snéhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | स्नेहस्य snéhasya |
स्नेहयोः snéhayoḥ |
स्नेहानाम् snéhānām |
| Locative | स्नेहे snéhe |
स्नेहयोः snéhayoḥ |
स्नेहेषु snéheṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of स्नेह (snéha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | स्नेहम् snéham |
स्नेहे snéhe |
स्नेहानि / स्नेहा¹ snéhāni / snéhā¹ |
| Vocative | स्नेह snéha |
स्नेहे snéhe |
स्नेहानि / स्नेहा¹ snéhāni / snéhā¹ |
| Accusative | स्नेहम् snéham |
स्नेहे snéhe |
स्नेहानि / स्नेहा¹ snéhāni / snéhā¹ |
| Instrumental | स्नेहेन snéhena |
स्नेहाभ्याम् snéhābhyām |
स्नेहैः / स्नेहेभिः¹ snéhaiḥ / snéhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | स्नेहाय snéhāya |
स्नेहाभ्याम् snéhābhyām |
स्नेहेभ्यः snéhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | स्नेहात् snéhāt |
स्नेहाभ्याम् snéhābhyām |
स्नेहेभ्यः snéhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | स्नेहस्य snéhasya |
स्नेहयोः snéhayoḥ |
स्नेहानाम् snéhānām |
| Locative | स्नेहे snéhe |
स्नेहयोः snéhayoḥ |
स्नेहेषु snéheṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899), “स्नेह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1267.
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