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Arabic
Pronoun
ـنَا • (-nā) (enclitic form of نَحْنُ (naḥnu))
- us, our (bound object pronoun)
- بنا (bínā) — with us
- لنا (lánā) — to us
- عنا (ʕánnā) — according to us
Azerbaijani
Prefix
ناـ
- Arabic spelling of na-
Central Kurdish
Adverb
نا (na)
- no
Egyptian Arabic
Suffix
ـنا • (-na)
- 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)
- (interrogative) what
- whatever
Mazanderani
Pronunciation
Particle
نا (nâ)
- no
North Levantine Arabic
Suffix
ـنا • (-na) pl
- Enclitic form of نحنا (niḥna)
- we, us, our
See also
North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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after consonant
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after vowel
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1st person
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after verb
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ـني (-ni)
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ـنا (-na)
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else
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ـِي (-i)
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ـي (-y)
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2nd person
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m
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ـَك (-ak)
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ـك (-k)
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ـكُن (-kun)
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f
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ـِك (-ek)
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ـكِ (-ki)
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3rd person
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m
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ـُه (-o)
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ـه (-h)
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ـهُن (-(h/w/y)un)
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f
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ـها (-(h/w/y)a)
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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ناـ (nâ-).
Prefix
ناـ • (nâ-)
- un-, non-, in-
- Synonym: غیر (gayr-i)
- ناـ + تمام (tamâm, “complete, perfect”) → ناتمام (nâtamâm, “incomplete, imperfect”)
- -less
- Synonym: ـسز (-siz)
- ناـ + امید (ümid, “hope”) → ناامید (nâümid, “hopeless”)
Derived terms
Descendants
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa), from Sanskrit -अन (-ana). Compare Urdu ـنا (-nā).
Pronunciation
Suffix
ݨا (nā)
- used to form the infinitive
- پی (pī, “drink (stem)”) + ـݨا (-ṇā) → پِیݨا (pīṇā, “to drink”)
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa), from Sanskrit -अन (-ana). Compare Urdu ـنا (-nā).
Pronunciation 1
Suffix
ـݨا • (-ṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling -ਣਾ)
- used to form the infinitive
- پی (pī, “drink (stem)”) + ـݨا (-ṇā) → پِیݨا (pīṇā, “to drink”)
Pronunciation 2
Suffix
ـنا • (-nā) (Gurmukhi spelling -ਨਾ)
- (India) Alternative form of ـݨا (-ṇā); used to form the infinitive after letters ر (r), ڑ (ṛ), ݨ (ṇ) and ࣇ (ḷ)
- لَڑ (laṛ, “fight (stem)”) + ـنا (-nā) → لَڑنا (laṛnā, “to fight”)
South Levantine Arabic
Suffix
ـنا • (-na) pl
- Enclitic form of إحنا (ʔiḥna)
- we, us, our
See also
South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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after consonant
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after vowel
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1st person
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after verb
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ـني (-ni)
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ـنا (-na)
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else
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ـِي (-i)
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ـي (-y)
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2nd person
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m
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ـَك (-ak)
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ـك (-k)
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ـكُم (-kom) / ـكو (-ku)
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f
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ـِك (-ek)
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ـكي (-ki)
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3rd person
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m
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ـُه (-o)
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ـه (-h)
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ـهُم (-hom)
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f
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ـها (-ha)
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Urdu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā), from Sanskrit न (na). Doublet of نہ (nā).
Particle
نا • (nā) (Hindi spelling ना)
- final emphatic particle
- آؤ نا! ― āo nā! ― Do come! (literally, “come imperative emphasis marker!”)
Noun
نا • (nā) m or f (Hindi spelling ना)
- no
- ہاں یا نا میں جواب دو۔ ― hā̃ yā nā mẽ javāb do. ― Answer in yes or no.
Declension
Declension of نا
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singular
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plural
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direct
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نا (nā)
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نائیں (nāẽ)
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oblique
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نا (nā)
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ناؤں (nāõ)
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vocative
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نا (nā)
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ناؤ (nāo)
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Declension of نا
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singular
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plural
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direct
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نا (nā)
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نا (nā)
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oblique
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نا (nā)
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ناؤں (nāõ)
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vocative
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نا (nā)
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ناؤ (nāo)
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian ناـ (nā-).
Prefix
ناـ • (nā-) (Hindi spelling ना-)
- not, un-, non-, in-
- Synonyms: اَـ (a-), غیر (ġair)
- ناـ (nā-) + پاک (pāk, “clean”) → ناپاک (nāpāk, “unclean”)
- ناـ (nā-) + ممکن (“possible”) → ناممکن (“impossible”)
Derived terms
Ushojo
Noun
نا (nā)
- a wooden drain
Uyghur
Etymology
Inherited from Chagatai ناـ, from Persian ناـ (nâ-).
Prefix
ناـ • (na-)
- un-, non-, in-
- Synonym: غەيرى (gheyri)
- ناـ (na-) + تامام (tamam, “complete, perfect”) → ناتامام (natamam, “incomplete, imperfect”)
- -less
- Synonym: ـسىز (-siz)
- ناـ (na-) + ئۈمىد (ümid, “hope”) → نائۈمىد (na'ümid, “hopeless”)
Derived terms
Uzbek
Prefix
ناـ (no-)
- Arabic spelling of no-