নাই

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Assamese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Early Assamese নাহি (nahi), from Sanskrit নহি (nahí, “surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from earlier *ná gʲʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *né + gʰí. Cognate to Kamta নাই (nai), Bengali নাই (nai), Hindi नहीं (nahī̃), Braj नाहीं (nāhī̃).

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Pronunciation

Adverb

নাই • (nai)

  1. no (representing negation of statements)
    Synonyms: ওহোঁ (ühü̃), না (na)
    Antonym: অ (o)
    ইয়াত গাজৰ নাই। ― iat gazor nai. ― There are no carrots here.
  2. negative form of আছে (ase, “have”)
Usage notes

For yes-no questions like "does it happen?", "is it that?", নহয় (nohoy) is used instead.

Interjection

নাই • (nai)

  1. no, not (negative response to a yes-no question)
    Antonyms: হয় (hoy), এৰা (era)

Verb

নাই • (nai)

  1. negative of আছে (ase, “to have”)
    মোৰ আছে, মোৰ নাই
    mür ase, mür nai
    I have, I do not have
    (literally, “My there is, my there is not”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit নাভি (nābhi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́bʰiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́bʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰ-is, from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”).

Doublet of নাভি (nabhi).

Noun

নাই • (nai)

  1. navel
    Synonym: নাড়ী (nari)

Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀦𑀳𑀺 (nahi), from Sanskrit নহি (nahi, “surely not”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *naźʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *naǰʰí, from Proto-Indo-European *négʰí, from *né (“no”) +‎ *gʰí (emphatic particle). Cognate to Kamta নাই (nai), Assamese নাই (nai) Hindi नहीं (nahī̃), Braj नाहीं (nāhī̃).

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Adverb

নাই • (nai)

  1. no (representing negation of statements)
    Antonym: আছে (ache)
    এখানে গাজর নাই।
    ekhane gajor nai.
    There are no carrots here.

Verb

নাই • (nai)

  1. negative of আছে (ache, “to have”)
    তার আছে, আমার নাই
    tar ache, amar nai
    He/she has it, I do not have it

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇāhi), 𑀡𑀸𑀪𑀺 (ṇābhi), from Sanskrit नाभि (nā́bhi). Doublet of নাভি (nabhi).

Noun

নাই • (nai)

  1. navel
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