न
See also: ऩ, नृ, ना, नि, नी, नू, नो, ने, नै, नः, and ন
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Translingual
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̪a/, /nə/
Letter
न (na)
- A letter of the Devanagari alphabet representing the sound /n/.
See also
Ligatures:
- श्न (śna): श + न
Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n̪ə]
Letter
न • (na)
- The third consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə/, [n̪ə]
Letter
न • (na)
- the twentieth consonant of Hindi
See also
- (Devanagari script letters) अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अः, अँ, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, त्र, ज्ञ, क्ष, क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, झ़, ड़, ढ़, फ़ (Category: Hindi letters) [edit]
- (with nuqta): ऩ (ṉ)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit न (na).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑː/, [n̪äː], /nə/, [n̪ə]
While the second pronunciation is the expected one for the particle, the first, with a long "ā", is more common.
Particle
न • (na) (Urdu spelling نہ)
- not, do not
- कृपयान पीजिए! ― kŕpyā na pījie! ― Please, do not drink [it]!
- isn't it?
- मेरा नाम बहुत लम्बा है, न?
- merā nām bahut lambā hai, na?
- My name is very long, isn't it?
Usage notes
न (na) is used in sudden situations, and normally shows alarm. A less urgent alternative is मत (mat).
Synonyms
- मत (mat)
- नहीं (nahī̃)
Marathi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə/
Audio (file)
Letter
न • (na)
- The nineteenth consonant of Marathi.
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nʌ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: न
Letter
न • (na)
- The twentieth consonant in Nepali.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- na (Latin script)
- 𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ন (Bengali script)
- න (Sinhalese script)
- န or ၼ (Burmese script)
- น or นะ (Thai script)
- ᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ນ or ນະ (Lao script)
- ន (Khmer script)
- 𑄚 (Chakma script)
Particle
न
- Devanagari script form of na
Adjective
न
- Devanagari script form of na (“that”)
Declension
Declension table of "न" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Accusative (second) | नं (naṃ) | ने (ne) |
Dative (fourth) | नस्स (nassa) | नेसं (nesaṃ) |
Genitive (sixth) | नस्स (nassa) | नेसं (nesaṃ) |
Declension table of "ना" (feminine)
Case \\ Number | Singular |
---|---|
Accusative (second) | नं (naṃ) |
Declension table of "न" (neuter)
Case \\ Number | Singular |
---|---|
Accusative (second) | नं (naṃ) |
Dative (fourth) | नस्स (nassa) |
Genitive (sixth) | नस्स (nassa) |
Pronoun
न m
- Devanagari script form of na (“him, it, that”)
Declension
Declension table of "न" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Accusative (second) | नं (naṃ) | ने (ne) |
Dative (fourth) | नस्स (nassa) | नेसं (nesaṃ) |
Genitive (sixth) | नस्स (nassa) | नेसं (nesaṃ) |
Pronoun
न n
- Devanagari script form of na (“it, that”)
Declension
Declension table of "न" (neuter)
Case \\ Number | Singular |
---|---|
Accusative (second) | नं (naṃ) |
Dative (fourth) | नस्स (nassa) |
Genitive (sixth) | नस्स (nassa) |
Raute
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka. Cognate with Chinese 我 (wǒ).
Pronoun
न (na)
- I
Further reading
- Encounter with the Raute: The Last Hunting Nomads of Nepal (1976)
- ASJP
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬦ (Balinese script)
- ন (Assamese script)
- ন (Bengali script)
- 𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ન (Gujarati script)
- ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦤ (Javanese script)
- ន (Khmer script)
- ನ (Kannada script)
- ນ (Lao script)
- ന (Malayalam script)
- 𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- န (Burmese script)
- 𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣 (Newa script)
- ନ (Oriya script)
- ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡 (Siddham script)
- න (Sinhalese script)
- న (Telugu script)
- น (Thai script)
- ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ná, from Proto-Indo-European *né. Cognate with Latin ne, English no.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /nɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /n̪ɐ/
Prefix
न • (ná)
- no, not
Particle
न • (ná)
- (when used with an interrogative) no, not, none, no one, nothing, never, etc.
- सा वस्वी न अस्ति॥
- sā́ vásvī ná ásti.
- She is not good.
- (with optative) lest, that not
- (with repetition) absolutely, very much, unequivocally
- like, as, just as, as it were, as if
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (na)
- Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (na)
- Kalami: [script needed] (na)
- Khowar: [script needed] (na), [script needed] (no)
- Kashmiri:
- Arabic: نَہ (na), نا (nā), نہٕ (nụ)
- Devanagari: न (na), ना (nā), नॖ (nụ)
- Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (na)
- Northeast Pashayi: [Term?] (na)
- Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (na)
- Phalura: [script needed] (na)
- Shina: [script needed] (na)
- Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (na)
- Southwest Pashayi: [script needed] (na)
- Tirahi: [script needed] (nā)
- Torwali: [script needed] (na)
- Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (na)
- Helu Prakrit:
- Dhivehi: ނަ (na)
- Sinhalese: න (na)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
- Assamese: না (na)
- Bengali: না (na)
- Bihari: ना (nā)
- Bhojpuri: ना (nā)
- Maithili: ना (nā)
- Oriya: ନା (na)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
- Konkani: ना
- Marathi: ना (nā)
- Pali: na
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
- Garhwali: ना (nā)
- Gujarati: ના (nā)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: न (na, “don't”), ना (nā, “don't”)
- Urdu: نہ (na, “don't”), نا (nā, “no”)
- Kumaoni: न (na)
- Marwari: ना (nā)
- Nepali: न (na)
- Punjabi: ਨਾ (nā)
- Romani: na
- Sindhi: न (na)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press