نا

نا

See also: ناـ‎

Arabic

Pronoun

ـنَا • (-nā) (enclitic form of نَحْنُ‎ (naḥnu))

1. us, our (bound object pronoun)

   بنا‎ (bínā) — with us

   لنا‎ (lánā) — to us

   عنا‎ (ʕánnā) — according to us

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Central Kurdish

Adverb

نا (na)

1. no

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Egyptian Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na)

1. us, our (bound object pronoun)

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Karakhanid

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *nē (“what”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰤𐰀‎ (ne, “what”), Turkish ne (“what, whatever”).

Pronoun

نا (nē)

1. (interrogative) what
2. whatever

Related terms

• نانْكْ‎ (nēŋ)
• ناكُو‎ (negǖ)
• نَجا‎ (nečē)
• نَلُكْ‎ (nelük)
• نَجُكْ‎ (nečük)
• ناما‎ (nemē)
• نَتَكْ‎ (neteg)

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Mazanderani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɔː]

Particle

نا (nâ)

1. no

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North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na) pl

1. Enclitic form of نحنا‎ (niḥna)
2. we, us, our

See also

North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
		Singular		Plural
		after consonant	after vowel
1st person	after verb	ـني‎ (-ni)		ـنا (-na)
	else	ـِي‎ (-i)	ـي‎ (-y)
2nd person	m	ـَك‎ (-ak)	ـك‎ (-k)	ـكُن‎ (-kun)
	f	ـِك‎ (-ek)	ـكِ‎ (-ki)
3rd person	m	ـُه‎ (-o)	ـه‎ (-h)	ـهُن‎ (-(h/w/y)un)
	f	ـها‎ (-(h/w/y)a)

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Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑ/

Prefix

نا • (nâ)

1. non-
2. dis-
3. in-
4. un-

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Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /nɑː/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /nɑː/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /nɒː/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /nɔ/

Prefix

Dari	ناـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	но- (no-)

ناـ • (nâ-)

1. un-, non-, in-

   Synonym: غیرـ‎ (ğeyr-e-)

   ‎ناـ + ‎کامل‎ (kâmel, “complete, perfect”) → ‎ناکامل‎ (nâkâmel, “incomplete, imperfect”)

2. -less

   Synonym: بی‎ (bê)

   ‎ناـ + ‎امید‎ (omêd, “hope”) → ‎ناامید‎ (nâomêd, “hopeless”)

Derived terms

Persian terms prefixed with نا

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: na-
• → Chagatai: ناـ‎
  • Uyghur: ناـ‎ (na-)
  • Uzbek: no-
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: ना- (nā-)
  • Urdu: ناـ‎ (nā-)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ناـ‎ (nâ-)
  • Turkish: na-

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South Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na) pl

1. Enclitic form of إحنا‎ (ʾiḥna)
2. we, us, our

See also

South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
		Singular		Plural
		after consonant	after vowel
1st person	after verb	ـني‎ (-ni)		ـنا (-na)
	else	ـِي‎ (-i)	ـي‎ (-y)
2nd person	m	ـَك‎ (-ak)	ـك‎ (-k)	ـكُم‎ (-kom) / ـكو‎ (-ku)
	f	ـِك‎ (-ek)	ـكي‎ (-ki)
3rd person	m	ـُه‎ (-o)	ـه‎ (-h)	ـهُم‎ (-hom)
	f	ـها‎ (-ha)

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Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā), from Sanskrit न (na). Doublet of نہ‎ (nā).

Alternative forms

• ناں‎ (nā̃)

Particle

نا • (nā) (Hindi spelling ना)

1. final emphatic particle

   ‏آؤ نا!‎‎ ― āo nā! ― Do come! (literally, “come imperative emphasis marker!”)

Noun

نا • (nā) m or f (Hindi spelling ना)

1. no

   ‏ہاں یا نا میں جواب دو۔‎‎

   hā̃ yā nā mẽ javāb do.

   Answer in yes or no.

Declension

Declension of نا
	singular	plural
direct	نا‎ (nā)	نائیں‎ (nāẽ)
oblique	نا‎ (nā)	ناؤں‎ (nāõ)
vocative	نا‎ (nā)	ناؤ‎ (nāo)

Declension of نا
	singular	plural
direct	نا‎ (nā)	نا‎ (nā)
oblique	نا‎ (nā)	ناؤں‎ (nāõ)
vocative	نا‎ (nā)	ناؤ‎ (nāo)

Derived terms

• نا کرنا‎ (nā karnā, “to say no, to deny, to refuse”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian ناـ‎ (nâ-).

Prefix

ناـ • (nā-) (Hindi spelling ना-)

1. not, un-, non-, in-

   Synonyms: اَـ‎ (a-), غیر‎ (ġair)

Derived terms

Urdu terms prefixed with نا

 

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Ushojo

Noun

نا (nā)

1. a wooden drain