নাই

নাই

Assamese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Early Assamese নাহি (nahi), from Sanskrit নহি (nahí, “surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + gʰí. Cognate to Kamta নাই (nai), Bengali নেই (nei), Hindi नहीं (nahī̃), Braj नाहीं (nāhī̃).

Alternative forms

• নাহি (nahi), নায় (nay)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɪ/
• (Kamrupi): IPA^(key): /nai/

Adverb

নাই • (nai)

1. no (representing negation of statements)

   ইয়াত গাজৰনাই। ― iat gazor nai. ― There are no carrots here.

   Synonyms: ওহোঁ (ühü̃), না (na)

   Antonym: অ (o)

2. negative form of আছে (ase, “have”)

Usage notes

For yes-no questions like "does it happen?", "is it that?", নহয় (nohoy) is used instead.

Interjection

নাই • (nai)

1. no, not (negative response to a yes-no question)

   Antonyms: হয় (hoy), এৰা (era)

Verb

নাই • (nai)

1. negative of আছে (ase, “to have”)

   মোৰ আছে, মোৰ নাই

   mür ase, mür nai

   I have, I do not have

   (literally, “My there is, my there is not”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit নাভি (nābhi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́bʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́bʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰ-is, from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”).

Doublet of নাভি (nabhi).

Noun

নাই • (nai)

1. navel

   Synonym: নাড়ী (nari)

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Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀦𑀸𑀳𑀺 (nāhi), from Sanskrit নহি (nahí, “surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + gʰí. Cognate to Kamta নাই (nai), Assamese নাই (nai) Hindi नहीं (nahī̃), Braj नाहीं (nāhī̃).

Alternative forms

• নেই (nei), নাহি (nahi), নায় (nay)

Adverb

নাই • (nai)

1. no (representing negation of statements)

   এখানে গাজরনাই।

   ekhane gajôrô nai.

   There are no carrots here.

   Antonym: আছে (ache)

Verb

নাই • (nai)

1. negative of আছে (ache, “to have”)

   আমার আছে, আমার নাই

   amar ache, amar nai

   I have, I do not have

   (literally, “My there is, my there is not”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́bʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́bʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰ-is, from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”). Doublet of নাভি (nabhi).

Noun

নাই • (nai)

1. navel