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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀦 (*nānna, “term for an older male relative”), from baby talk.
Pronunciation
Noun
نانا • (nānā) m (feminine نانی (nānī), Hindi spelling नाना)
- maternal grandfather
- Synonym: (endearing) نانو (nāno)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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نانا (nānā)
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نانے (nāne)
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| oblique
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نانے (nāne)
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نانوں (nānõ)
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| vocative
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نانے (nāne)
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نانو (nāno)
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References
- “نانا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “نانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.