نکسیر
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (ṇakkasirā, “nostril”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nək.siːɾ/
- Rhymes: -iːɾ
Noun
نَکْسِیر • (naksīr) f (Hindi spelling नकसीर)
- nosebleed
- نَکْسِیْر پُھوْٹنا ― naksīr phūṭnā ― to have a nosebleed (literally, “for a nosebleed to burst”)
Declension
| Declension of نکسیر | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | نَکْسِیر (naksīr) | نَکْسِیریں (naksīrẽ) |
| oblique | نَکْسِیر (naksīr) | نَکْسِیروں (naksīrõ) |
| vocative | نَکْسِیر (naksīr) | نَکْسِیرو (naksīro) |
Further reading
- “نکسیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “नकसीर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “نکسیر”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “naksīr”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press