স্নেহ

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha, “oil, viscid substance; attachment”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”), from whence also came English 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 স্নিগ্ধ (snigdho) and স্নিগ্ধা (snigdha).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /sneɦo/, [ˈsneɦoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /sneɦo/, [ˈsneɦoˑ]

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Noun

স্নেহ • (sneho)

1. affection

Derived terms

• স্নেহপ্রবণ (snehoprobôn)

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Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• sneha (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀦𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• स्नेह (Devanagari 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)
• 𑄥𑄴𑄚𑄬𑄦 (Chakma script)

Alternative forms

• sineha (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀺𑀦𑁂𑀳 (Brahmi script)
• सिनेह (Devanagari script)
• সিনেহ (Bengali script)
• සිනෙහ (Sinhalese script)
• သိနေဟ or သိၼေႁ (Burmese script)
• สิเนห or สิเนหะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᨶᩮᩉ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິເນຫ or ສິເນຫະ (Lao script)
• សិនេហ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄚𑄬𑄦 (Chakma script)

Noun

স্নেহ m

1. Bengali script form of sneha (“affection; oil”)

Declension

Declension table of "স্নেহ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	স্নেহো (sneho)	স্নেহা (snehā)
Accusative (second)	স্নেহং (snehaṃ)	স্নেহে (snehe)
Instrumental (third)	স্নেহেন (snehena)	স্নেহেহি (snehehi) or স্নেহেভি (snehebhi)
Dative (fourth)	স্নেহস্স (snehassa) or স্নেহায (snehāya) or স্নেহত্থং (snehatthaṃ)	স্নেহানং (snehānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	স্নেহস্মা (snehasmā) or স্নেহম্হা (snehamhā) or স্নেহা (snehā)	স্নেহেহি (snehehi) or স্নেহেভি (snehebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	স্নেহস্স (snehassa)	স্নেহানং (snehānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	স্নেহস্মিং (snehasmiṃ) or স্নেহম্হি (snehamhi) or স্নেহে (snehe)	স্নেহেসু (snehesu)
Vocative (calling)	স্নেহ (sneha)	স্নেহা (snehā)