নই

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Bengali

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Verb

নই • (noi)

  1. negative of আছি (achi, “I am”)
    আমি ধার্মিক নই
    ami dharmik noi
    I am not religious.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit নদী (nadī). Doublet of নদী (nodi).

Noun

নই • (noi)

  1. (archaic) river
    Synonyms: সরিৎ (śorit), তটিনী (toṭini), তরঙ্গিণী (toroṅgini), গাঙ্গ (gaṅgo), নদ (nod), নদী (nodi), স্রোতস্বতী (srōtośśoti), দরিয়া (doriẏa), সোঁতা (śō̃ta)
Declension
Inflection of নই
nominative নই
noi
objective নই / নইকে
noi (semantically general or indefinite) / noike (semantically definite)
genitive নইর
noir
locative নইতে / নইয়
noite / noiẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative নই
noi
objective নই / নইকে
noi (semantically general or indefinite) / noike (semantically definite)
genitive নইর
noir
locative নইতে / নইয়
noite / noiẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative নইটি , নইটা
noiṭi, noiṭa 		নইগুলি, নইগুলা, নইগুলো
noiguli, noigula, noigulō
objective নইটি, নইটা
noiṭi, noiṭa 		নইগুলি, নইগুলা, নইগুলো
noiguli, noigula, noigulō
genitive নইটির, নইটার
noiṭir, noiṭar 		নইগুলির, নইগুলার, নইগুলোর
noigulir, noigular, noigulōr
locative নইটিতে, নইটাতে, নইটায়
noiṭite, noiṭate, noiṭaẏ 		নইগুলিতে, নইগুলাতে, নইগুলায়, নইগুলোতে
noigulite, noigulate, noigulaẏ, noigulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Etymology 3

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀺𑀅 (ṇavia), from Sanskrit नव्य (navya), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos. Cognates include Persian نو (now), Ancient Greek νέος (néos), Russian но́вый (nóvyj), Italian nuovo and English new. Doublet of নয়া (noẏa) and নব (nobo).

Adjective

নই • (noi) (comparative আরও নই, superlative সবচেয়ে নই)

  1. new, neo-
    নই তালিম
    Noi Talim
    New Education

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “নই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, নই, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
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