نے

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See also: نی, and ني

Punjabi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Compare Urdu نے (ne).

Postposition

نے • (ne) (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੇ)

  1. (Eastern) ergative case marker, marks the subject for verbs in their perfective aspect.
    راوی نے مینوں کتاب دتی۔
    rāvī ne mainūṉ kitāb dittī.
    Raavi gave me a book.
Usage notes

Often dropped in the Puadhi and Majhi dialects. Not used in Lahnda.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

نے • (ne) (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੇ)

  1. (Majhi) Alternative form of نیں (neṉ)

Etymology 3

Possibly related to Majhi dialect نیں (neṉ, “are”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Pronoun

نے • (ne) (Gurmukhi spelling ਨੇ) (Majhi)

  1. third-person plural pronominal suffix
  2. third-person singular honorific pronominal suffix
See also
Majhi pronominal suffixes
Person Present Past
2nd person informal / singular ਈ • ای (ī) ਸਾਈ • سائی (sāī)
honorific / plural ਜੇ • جے (je) ਸਾਜੇ • ساجے (sāje)
3rd person informal / singular ਸੂ • سُو (sū) ਸਾਸੂ • ساسُو (sāsū)
honorific / plural ਨੇ • نے (ne) ਸਾਨੇ • سانے (sāne)


Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Postposition

نے • (ne) (Hindi spelling ने)

  1. The marker of the ergative case with perfective-aspect transitive verbs
    لڑکے نے کتاب خریدی۔ ― laṛke ne kitāb xarīdī. ― The boy bought a book.
    لڑکوں نے کتابیں خریدی۔ ― laṛkõ ne kitābẽ xarīdī. ― The boys bought books.

Etymology 2

From Persian نی (nê)

Adverb

نے • (ne)

  1. no

References

  • “نَے”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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