नामुमकिन (naamumkin)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'impossible' -- the negative prefix ना (naa) attached to मुमकिन (mumkin, 'possible'), an Urdu loanword pair very common in everyday speech.

Sense 1 : impossible, not feasible

adjective

Synonyms: असंभव (asambhav), नामुमकिन-सा (naamumkin-saa, colloquial intensifier form)

Frequency: high

Cultural Note: This word carries a certain dramatic flair -- it shows up constantly in Bollywood dialogue and everyday exclamations like यह नामुमकिन है! (yah naamumkin hai!, 'this is impossible!'). Note the family resemblance to मुमकिन (mumkin, 'possible') and नामुमकिन's more Sanskritic cousin असंभव (asambhav) -- both pairs are common, but नामुमकिन/मुमकिन feel a touch more colloquial and heartfelt.

Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for असंभव (asambhav) by default since it looks 'more standard,' but नामुमकिन (naamumkin) is actually the more common choice in spoken Hindi, especially in emotional or dramatic statements. 2) As an invariant adjective, it does not change form before masculine or feminine nouns -- नामुमकिन बात (naamumkin baat, 'impossible thing') and नामुमकिन काम (naamumkin kaam, 'impossible task') both keep the same ending.

Sample Sentences:

यह नामुमकिन है! This is impossible!

(yah naamumkin hai!)

बिना मेहनत के सफलता पाना नामुमकिन है। Achieving success without hard work is impossible.

(binaa mehnat ke saphaltaa paanaa naamumkin hai।)

उस वक़्त उसे मनाना नामुमकिन था। Convincing him at that time was impossible.

(us vaqt use manaanaa naamumkin thaa।)

अगर तुम पहले बता देते, तो यह नामुमकिन नहीं होता। If you had told me earlier, this wouldn't have been impossible.

(agar tum pahle bataa dete, to yah naamumkin nahiin hotaa।)

कुछ भी नामुमकिन नहीं होता, बस कोशिश करनी चाहिए। Nothing is ever impossible, one just has to try.

(kuchh bhii naamumkin nahiin hotaa, bas koshish karnii chaahie।)

क्या सच में यह काम नामुमकिन है? Is this task really impossible?

(kyaa sach men yah kaam naamumkin hai?)

इस चुनौती को नामुमकिन मत समझो। Don't consider this challenge impossible.

(is chunautii ko naamumkin mat samjho।)

इतने कम समय में यह प्रोजेक्ट पूरा करना नामुमकिन होगा। Completing this project in such a short time will be impossible.

(itne kam samay men yah projekt pooraa karnaa naamumkin hogaa।)

प्रबंधन के अनुसार, समय सीमा के भीतर यह लक्ष्य पाना नामुमकिन प्रतीत होता है। According to management, achieving this target within the deadline appears impossible.

(prabandhan ke anusaar, samay siimaa ke bhiitar yah lakshy paanaa naamumkin pratiit hotaa hai।)

प्यार में कुछ भी नामुमकिन नहीं लगता। In love, nothing seems impossible.

(pyaar men kuchh bhii naamumkin nahiin lagtaa।)

शायद यह नामुमकिन न हो, बस रास्ता ढूँढना बाकी है। Maybe this isn't impossible, we just need to find a way.

(shaayad yah naamumkin n ho, bas raastaa dhoondhnaa baakii hai।)

Morphology

Adjective (invariant)

invariant: नामुमकिन (naamumkin)