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нана

See also: няня, Appendix:Variations of "nana", and Appendix:Variations of "haha"

Chechen edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

на̄на • (naana) class jb

  1. mother

References edit

Ingush edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

на̄на • (naana) class jb

  1. mother

References edit

  • Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “нана”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 302

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈnana]
  • Hyphenation: на‧на
  • Rhymes: -ana

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb edit

нана • (nana) third-singular present, impf (diminutive нанка)

  1. (intransitive, childish) to sleep
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of нана (imperfective, present in -а)
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine нанал — adjectival participle —
feminine нанала — adverbial participle нанајќи
neuter нанало — verbal noun нанање
plural нанале — perfect participle нанато
present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular нанам нанав — —
2nd singular нанаш нанаше — нанај
3rd singular нана нанаше — —
1st plural нанаме нанавме — —
2nd plural нанате нанавте — нанајте
3rd plural нанаат нанаа — —
Compound tenses
perfect сум нанал present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам нанато present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев нанал imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав нанато imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал нанато perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе нанам ќе + present
има-future ќе имам нанато future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе нанав ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав нанато future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум нанал ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал нанато future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би нанал би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал нанато conditional of има + perfect participle

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Noun edit

нана • (nana) f

  1. (dialectal) mint
    Synonyms: мента f (menta), нане n (nane)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

  1. mother
  2. grandmother

Etymology 2 edit

From Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nǎːna/
  • Hyphenation: на́‧на

Noun edit

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

  1. mint
    Synonym: мѐтвица

References edit

  • “нана” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “нана” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Tajik edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Classical Persian ننه (nana), originally from baby talk.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Dari ننه, مامی ,بوبو
Iranian Persian مامان
Tajik нана

нана • (nana)

  1. (informal or childish) mother
  2. (informal or childish) grandmother

Udi edit

Etymology edit

Might be akin to Chechen нана (nana).

Noun edit

нана • (nana)

  1. mother
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