nanti

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See also: nántí and nãnti

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Sabir nanti, from Italian niente, from Latin ne gentem (no person, no one), nec entem, ne entem or ne inde.

Determiner

nanti

  1. (Polari) No; not any.
    • 1851, Henry Mayhew, “Our Street Folk”, in London Labour and the London Poor, volume 3, published 1861, The Canvas Clown, page 126:
      There was no clown for the pantomime, for he had disappointed us, and of course they couldn't get on without one; so, to keep the concern going, old Johnson, who know I was a good tumbler, came up to me, and said 'he had nanti vampo, and your nabs must fake it;' which means,—We have no clown, and you must do it.
    • 2004, Paul Baker, Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang:
      She's with the trade your mother charvaed yesterday. Some omees have nanti taste!
    • 2012 January 10, Karis, “Gareth's bright blue outfit”, in Big Brother Forum (Digital Spy):
      I can't see that over his heaving thews and bulging lallies!¶ Of course he's nanti riah, but with a basket like that, who cares about his eek?

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Past participle of nantir.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nanti (feminine nantie, masculine plural nantis, feminine plural nanties)

  1. paid, having received wages
  2. rich, well-off, well-to-do

Noun

nanti m (plural nantis)

  1. one who is wealthy and privileged

Participle

nanti (feminine nantie, masculine plural nantis, feminine plural nanties)

  1. past participle of nantir

Further reading

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

nanti

  1. later

Derived terms

Verb

nanti

  1. to wait

Latin

Etymology 1

Participle

nantī

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nāns

Etymology 2

Noun

nantī

  1. dative singular of nāns

Malay

Alternative forms

  • nt (SMS slang)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

nanti

  1. to bide, to wait

Adjective

nanti (Jawi spelling ننتي)

  1. later

Further reading

Walloon

Pronunciation

Adjective

nanti

  1. tired, exhausted