નેહ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀳 (ṇeha, “affection, love”), from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha), from the root स्निह् (snih), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Perhaps, the semantic shift occurred as follows: "snow" > "wet, viscid snow" > "viscid substance" > "(physical) attachment" > "affection (emotional attachment)", or possibly there was a comparison of snow with semen, which is similarly whitish and viscid, and thus, by extension, with sexual attachment and love. Doublet of સ્નેહ (sneh).

Pronunciation

Noun

નેહ • (neh) m

  1. affection, love
    Synonyms: સ્નેહ (sneh), પ્રેમ (prem), હેત (het), વહાલ (vahāl)
  2. oil, grease, fat, any oleaginous substance, an unguent
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