nahi

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See also: nahí

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *na(h)i.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

nahi inan

  1. will, wish
  2. liking, fondness

Usage notes

Mostly used in the compound verb phrase nahi izan (to want).

Declension

Further reading

  • "nahi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • nahi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Old High German

Etymology

From nāh (near) +‎ .

Noun

nāhī f

  1. vicinity

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle High German: næhe

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nagъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nōˀgás, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɦi/
  • Rhymes: -aɦi
  • Syllabification: na‧hi

Adjective

nahi (comparative nahiši, superlative najnahiši, absolute superlative nanajnahiši, excessive přenahi, adverb naho)

  1. naked
  2. bald, hairless

Declension

References

  • nahi” in Soblex