nəy

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Khalaj

Perso-Arabic نَی

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *nē- (what).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

nəy

  1. (interrogative) what
    Synonyms: nə̂rsə, nəysə

Adverb

nəy

  1. (interrogative) why
    Synonyms: nə̂rsə, nə̂rsə bərâyı, nə̂rsədə, nə̂rsə sârı, nə̂rsədə sârı, nətəy, nəysə, nəysədə sârı

Noun

nəy (definite accusative nəyü, plural nəylər)

  1. matter, affair, question, issue

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó