نا

See also: ناـ‎

Arabic

Pronoun

ـنَا • (-nā) (enclitic form of نَحْنُ‎ (naḥnu))

  1. us, our (bound object pronoun)
    بنا‎ (bínā) — with us
    لنا‎ (lánā) — to us
    عنا‎ (ʕánnā) — according to us

Central Kurdish

Adverb

نا (na)

  1. no

Egyptian Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na)

  1. us, our (bound object pronoun)

Karakhanid

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *nē (“what”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰤𐰀‎ (ne, “what”), Turkish ne (“what, whatever”).

Pronoun

نا (nē)

  1. (interrogative) what
  2. whatever
  • نانْكْ‎ (nēŋ)
  • ناكُو‎ (negǖ)
  • نَجا‎ (nečē)
  • نَلُكْ‎ (nelük)
  • نَجُكْ‎ (nečük)
  • ناما‎ (nemē)
  • نَتَكْ‎ (neteg)

Mazanderani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɔː]

Particle

نا (nâ)

  1. no

North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na) pl

  1. Enclitic form of نحنا‎ (niḥna)
  2. we, us, our

See also

North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني‎ (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي‎ (-i) ـي‎ (-y)
2nd person m ـَك‎ (-ak) ـك‎ (-k) ـكُن‎ (-kun)
f ـِك‎ (-ek) ـكِ‎ (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه‎ (-o) ـه‎ (-h) ـهُن‎ (-(h/w/y)un)
f ـها‎ (-(h/w/y)a)

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ/

Prefix

نا • (nâ)

  1. non-
  2. dis-
  3. in-
  4. un-

Persian

Pronunciation

Prefix

Dari ناـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik но- (no-)

ناـ • (nâ-)

  1. un-, non-, in-
    Synonym: غیرـ‎ (ğeyr-e-)
    ‎ناـ + ‎کامل‎ (kâmel, “complete, perfect”) → ‎ناکامل‎ (nâkâmel, “incomplete, imperfect”)
  2. -less
    Synonym: بی‎ (bê)
    ‎ناـ + ‎امید‎ (omêd, “hope”) → ‎ناامید‎ (nâomêd, “hopeless”)

Derived terms

Persian terms prefixed with نا

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: na-
  • → Chagatai: ناـ‎
  • → Hindustani:
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ناـ‎ (nâ-)

South Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na) pl

  1. Enclitic form of إحنا‎ (ʾiḥna)
  2. we, us, our

See also

South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
Singular Plural
after consonant after vowel
1st person after verb ـني‎ (-ni) ـنا (-na)
else ـِي‎ (-i) ـي‎ (-y)
2nd person m ـَك‎ (-ak) ـك‎ (-k) ـكُم‎ (-kom) / ـكو‎ (-ku)
f ـِك‎ (-ek) ـكي‎ (-ki)
3rd person m ـُه‎ (-o) ـه‎ (-h) ـهُم‎ (-hom)
f ـها‎ (-ha)

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā), from Sanskrit न (na). Doublet of نہ‎ (nā).

Alternative forms

  • ناں‎ (nā̃)

Particle

نا • (nā) (Hindi spelling ना)

  1. final emphatic particle
    ‏آؤ نا!‎‎ ― āo nā! ― Do come! (literally, “come imperative emphasis marker!”)

Noun

نا • (nā) m or f (Hindi spelling ना)

  1. no
    ‏ہاں یا نا میں جواب دو۔‎‎
    hā̃ yā nā mẽ javāb do.
    Answer in yes or no.
Declension
Declension of نا
singular plural
direct نا‎ (nā) نائیں‎ (nāẽ)
oblique نا‎ (nā) ناؤں‎ (nāõ)
vocative نا‎ (nā) ناؤ‎ (nāo)
Declension of نا
singular plural
direct نا‎ (nā) نا‎ (nā)
oblique نا‎ (nā) ناؤں‎ (nāõ)
vocative نا‎ (nā) ناؤ‎ (nāo)
Derived terms
  • نا کرنا‎ (nā karnā, “to say no, to deny, to refuse”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian ناـ‎ (nâ-).

Prefix

ناـ • (nā-) (Hindi spelling ना-)

  1. not, un-, non-, in-
    Synonyms: اَـ‎ (a-), غیر‎ (ġair)
Derived terms
Urdu terms prefixed with نا

Ushojo

Noun

نا (nā)

  1. a wooden drain
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