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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

Central Kurdish

Adverb

نا (na)

  1. no

Egyptian Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na)

  1. us, our (bound object pronoun)

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

Mazanderani

Pronunciation

Particle

نا (nâ)

  1. no

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)

Pashto

Pronunciation

Prefix

نا • (nâ)

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

Persian

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ná (“no, not”).”

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? nā
Dari reading? nā
Iranian reading? nâ
Tajik reading? no

Prefix

Dari ناـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik но-

ناـ • (nâ-)

  1. un-, non-, in-
    Synonym: غیرـ (ğeyr-e-)
    ‎ناـ + ‎کامل (kâmel, “complete, perfect”) → ‎ناکامل (nâkâmel, “incomplete, imperfect”)
  3. -less
    Synonym: بی (bê)
    ‎ناـ + ‎امید (omêd, “hope”) → ‎ناامید (nâomêd, “hopeless”)

Derived terms

Persian terms prefixed with نا

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: na-
  • → Chagatai: ناـ
  • → Hindustani:
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ناـ (nâ-)

South Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na) pl

  2. Enclitic form of إحنا (ʔiḥna)
  3. 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)

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناـ (nā-).

Prefix

ناـ • (nā-) (Hindi spelling ना-)

  1. not, un-, non-, in-
    Synonyms: اَـ (a-), غیر (ġair)
Derived terms
Category Urdu terms prefixed with نا not found

    Ushojo

    Noun

    نا (nā)

    1. a wooden drain
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