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	स्नेह

	
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Contents


	1 Hindi
	1.1 Etymology
	1.2 Pronunciation
	1.3 Noun
	1.3.1 Declension






	2 Pali
	2.1 Alternative forms
	2.2 Noun



	3 Sanskrit
	3.1 Alternative forms
	3.2 Etymology
	3.3 Pronunciation
	3.4 Noun
	3.4.1 Declension
	3.4.2 Descendants



	3.5 References








Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha).


Pronunciation[edit]

	IPA(key): /sneːɦ/, [s̪n̪eːɦ]


Noun[edit]

स्नेह • (sneh) m


	affection


Declension[edit]


Declension of स्नेह (masc cons-stem)


	
	singular
	plural

	direct
	स्नेह
sneh
	स्नेह
sneh

	oblique
	स्नेह
sneh
	स्नेहों
snehõ

	vocative
	स्नेह
sneh
	स्नेहो
sneho







Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms
	sneha (Latin script)
	𑀲𑁆𑀦𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
	
	স্নেহ (Bengali script)
	ස‍්නෙහ (Sinhalese script)
	သ္နေဟ or သ္ၼေႁ or သ်ၼေႁ (Burmese script)
	สฺเนห or สเนหะ (Thai script)
	ᩈ᩠ᨶᩮᩉ (Tai Tham script)
	ສ຺ເນຫ or ສເນຫະ (Lao script)
	ស្នេហ (Khmer script)




Noun[edit]

स्नेह ?


	Devanagari script form of sneha




Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative scripts
	
	ᬲ᭄ᬦᬾᬳ (Balinese script)
	স্নেহ (Assamese script)
	স্নেহ (Bengali script)
	𑰭𑰿𑰡𑰸𑰮 (Bhaiksuki script)
	𑀲𑁆𑀦𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
	𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹 (Grantha script)
	સ્નેહ (Gujarati script)
	
	ꦱ꧀ꦤꦺꦲ (Javanese script)
	
	
	ಸ್ನೇಹ (Kannada script)
	
	
	
	သ္နေဟ (Burmese script)
	𑐳𑑂𑐣𑐾𑐴 (Newa script)
	ସ୍ନେହ (Oriya script)
	ꢱ꣄ꢥꢾꢲ (Saurashtra script)
	𑆱𑇀𑆤𑆼𑆲 (Sharada script)
	𑖭𑖿𑖡𑖸𑖮 (Siddham script)
	
	
	స్నేహ (Telugu script)
	
	སྣེཧ (Tibetan script)
	𑒮𑓂𑒢𑒹𑒯 (Tirhuta script)




Etymology[edit]

From the root स्निह् (snih), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Cognate with English snow.


Pronunciation[edit]

	
	(Vedic) IPA(key): /s̪n̪ɐ́j.ɦɐ/
	(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈs̪n̪eː.ɦɐ/


Noun[edit]

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[edit]

	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
	
	¹Vedic





	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
	
	¹Vedic





Descendants[edit]

	Telugu: స్నేహము (snēhamu)
	Thai: เสน่ห์ (sà-nèe)



References[edit]

	Monier Williams (1899) , “स्नेह”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1267.









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