ναί

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See also: ναι and 'ναι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Variant of νή (nḗ, yea).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

ναί (naí)

  1. (used to express strong affirmation) yea, verily
    1. (in oaths)
  2. (in answers) yes
    1. (with ἀλλά (allá, but) or similar words, as a qualified assent) yes...but

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Greek: ναι (nai)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ναί”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 993
  2. ^ https://archive.org/stream/etymagraecaetymo00wharuoft#page/90/mode/2up

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