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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

Azerbaijani

Prefix

ناـ

  1. Arabic spelling of na-

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 ()

  1. (interrogative) what
  2. whatever

Mazanderani

Pronunciation

Particle

نا ()

  1. no

North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا (-napl

  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)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ناـ (nâ-).

Prefix

ناـ (nâ-)

  1. un-, non-, in-
    Synonym: غیر (gayr-i)
    ناـ + ‎تمام (tamâm, complete, perfect) → ‎ناتمام (nâtamâm, incomplete, imperfect)
  2. -less
    Synonym: ـسز (-siz)
    ناـ + ‎امید (ümid, hope) → ‎ناامید (nâümid, hopeless)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: na-

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa), from Sanskrit -अन (-ana). Compare Urdu ـنا (-nā).

Pronunciation

Suffix

ݨا ()

  1. used to form the infinitive
    پی (, 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)

  1. used to form the infinitive
    پی (, drink (stem)) + ‎ـݨا (-ṇā) → ‎پِیݨا (pīṇā, to drink)

Pronunciation 2

Suffix

ـنا (-nā) (Gurmukhi spelling -ਨਾ)

  1. (India) Alternative form of ـݨا (-ṇā); used to form the infinitive after letters ر (r), ڑ (), ݨ () and ()
    لَڑ (laṛ, fight (stem)) + ‎ـنا (-nā) → ‎لَڑنا (laṛnā, to fight)

South Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا (-napl

  1. Enclitic form of إحنا (ʔiḥna)
  2. 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 (na). Doublet of نہ ().

Alternative forms

Particle

نا () (Hindi spelling ना)

  1. final emphatic particle
    آؤ نا!āo !Do come! (literally, “come imperative emphasis marker!”)

Noun

نا (m or f (Hindi spelling ना)

  1. no
    ہاں یا نا میں جواب دو۔hā̃ yā mẽ javāb do.Answer in yes or no.
Declension
    Declension of نا
singular plural
direct نا () نائیں (nāẽ)
oblique نا () ناؤں (nāõ)
vocative نا () ناؤ (nāo)
    Declension of نا
singular plural
direct نا () نا ()
oblique نا () ناؤں (nāõ)
vocative نا () 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)
    ناـ (nā-) + ‎پاک (pāk, clean) → ‎ناپاک (nāpāk, unclean)
    ناـ (nā-) + ‎ممکن (possible) → ‎ناممکن (impossible)
Derived terms

Ushojo

Noun

نا ()

  1. a wooden drain

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ناـ, from Persian ناـ (nâ-).

Prefix

ناـ (na-)

  1. un-, non-, in-
    Synonym: غەيرى (gheyri)
    ناـ (na-) + ‎تامام (tamam, complete, perfect) → ‎ناتامام (natamam, incomplete, imperfect)
  2. -less
    Synonym: ـسىز (-siz)
    ناـ (na-) + ‎ئۈمىد (ümid, hope) → ‎نائۈمىد (na'ümid, hopeless)

Derived terms

Uzbek

Prefix

ناـ (no-)

  1. Arabic spelling of no-