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Bodo (India)
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.
Noun
ना (na) (Latin script na)
- fish
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit न (na).
Pronunciation
Particle
ना • (nā) (Urdu spelling نا)
- Alternative form of न (na): not
- not; don't; do not (subjunctive negation)
- आप यहाँ ना बैठें। ― āp yahā̃ nā baiṭhẽ. ― Please do not sit here.
- why not; doesn't (rhetorical)
वह बहुत बात करता है ना?- vah bahut bāt kartā hai nā?
- He talks a lot, doesn't he?
- है ना? ― hai nā? ― isn't it?
Usage notes
ना (nā) is the subjunctive negation and it is only used with verbs which are in subjunctive mood.
Compare the imperative negation मत (mat) which is only used with verbs in imperative mood and the indicative negation नहीं (nahī̃) which is used with verbs in indicative mood.
It also acts as a confirmatory or rhetorical particle when placed at the end of phrases.
References
Konkani
Interjection
ना • (nā) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)
- no (negative response particle)
Pali
Alternative scripts
- nā (Latin script)
- 𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- না (Bengali script)
- නා (Sinhalese script)
- နာ or ၼႃ (Burmese script)
- นา (Thai script)
- ᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ນາ (Lao script)
- នា (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)
Pronoun
ना f
- Devanagari script form of nā (“that”)
Declension
Declension table of "ना" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular |
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Accusative (second) | नं (naṃ) |