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See also: ऩ, नृ, ना, नि, नी, नू, नो, ने, नै, नः, and ন

न U+0928, न
DEVANAGARI LETTER NA
← ध
 		Devanagari ऩ →

Translingual

Pronunciation

Letter

न (na)

  1. a letter of the Devanagari alphabet representing the sound /n/

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Ligatures:

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

Letter

न • (na)

  1. The third consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter

न • (na)

  1. the twentieth consonant of Hindi

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit न (na).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː/, , /nə/,

While the second pronunciation is the expected one for the particle, the first, with a long "ā", is more common.

Particle

न • (na) (Urdu spelling نہ)

  1. not, do not; prohibitive particle (cf. मत (mat))
    कृपया न पीजिये! ― kŕpyā na pījiye! ― Please, do not drink !
  2. isn't it?
    मेरा नाम बहुत लम्बा, है न?
    merā nām bahut lambā, hai na?
    My name is very long, isn't it?
Usage notes

न (na) is used in sudden situations, and normally shows alarm. A less urgent alternative is मत (mat).

Some people distinguish न (na) and ना (nā) with न (na) being the particle of negation and ना (nā) being used to ask confirmation or agreement at the end of a sentence.

Synonyms

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

न • (na)

  1. The nineteenth consonant of Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari: न

Letter

न • (na)

  1. The twentieth consonant in Nepali.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Particle

न

  1. Devanagari script form of na

Adjective

न

  1. Devanagari script form of na (“that”)

Declension

Declension table of "न" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Accusative (second)नं (naṃ)ने (ne)
Dative (fourth)नस्स (nassa)नेसं (nesaṃ)
Genitive (sixth)नस्स (nassa)नेसं (nesaṃ)
Declension table of "ना" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingular
Accusative (second)नं (naṃ)
Declension table of "न" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingular
Accusative (second)नं (naṃ)
Dative (fourth)नस्स (nassa)
Genitive (sixth)नस्स (nassa)

Pronoun

न m

  1. Devanagari script form of na (“him, it, that”)

Declension

Declension table of "न" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Accusative (second)नं (naṃ)ने (ne)
Dative (fourth)नस्स (nassa)नेसं (nesaṃ)
Genitive (sixth)नस्स (nassa)नेसं (nesaṃ)

Pronoun

न n

  1. Devanagari script form of na (“it, that”)

Declension

Declension table of "न" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingular
Accusative (second)नं (naṃ)
Dative (fourth)नस्स (nassa)
Genitive (sixth)नस्स (nassa)

Raute

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka. Cognate with Chinese 我 (wǒ).

Pronoun

न (na)

  1. I

Further reading

  • Encounter with the Raute: The Last Hunting Nomads of Nepal (1976)
  • ASJP

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • ন (Assamese script)
  • ᬦ (Balinese script)
  • ন (Bengali script)
  • 𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • န (Burmese script)
  • ન (Gujarati script)
  • ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌨 (Grantha script)
  • ꦤ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂢 (Kaithi script)
  • ನ (Kannada script)
  • ន (Khmer script)
  • ນ (Lao script)
  • ന (Malayalam script)
  • ᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘡 (Modi script)
  • ᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐣 (Newa script)
  • ନ (Odia script)
  • ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆤 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖡 (Siddham script)
  • න (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩯 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚝 (Takri script)
  • ந (Tamil script)
  • న (Telugu script)
  • น (Thai script)
  • ན (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ná, from Proto-Indo-European *né. Cognate with Latin ne, English no.

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    न • (ná)

    1. no, not

    Particle

    न • (ná)

    1. (when used with an interrogative) no, not, none, no one, nothing, never, etc.
      सा वस्वी॑ न अ॑स्ति॥
      sā́ vásvī ná asti.
      She is not good.
    2. (with optative) lest, that not
    3. (with repetition) absolutely, very much, unequivocally
    4. like, as, just as, as it were, as if

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Dardic:
      • Gawar-Bati: (na)
      • Indus Kohistani: (na)
      • Kalami: (na)
      • Khowar: (na), (no)
      • Kashmiri:
        Arabic script: نَہ (na), نا (nā), نہٕ (nụ)
        Devanagari script: न (na), ना (nā), नॖ (nụ)
      • Kohistani Shina: (na)
      • Northeast Pashayi: (na)
      • Northwest Pashayi: (na)
      • Phalura: (na)
      • Shina: (na)
      • Southeast Pashayi: (na)
      • Southwest Pashayi: (na)
      • Tirahi: (nā)
      • Torwali: (na)
      • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: (na)
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ނަ (na)
      • Sinhalese: න (na)
    • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
    • Pali: na
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
      • Garhwali: ना (nā)
      • Gujarati: ના (nā)
      • Hindustani:
        Hindi: न (na, “don't”), ना (nā, “don't”)
        Urdu: نہ (na, “don't”), نا (nā, “no”)
      • Kumaoni: न (na)
      • Marwari: ना (nā)
      • Nepali: न (na)
      • Punjabi: ਨਾ (nā)
      • Romani: na
      • Sindhi: न (na)

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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