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

Related terms

• 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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	nā
Dari reading?	nā
Iranian reading?	nâ
Tajik reading?	no

Prefix

Dari	ناـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	но-

ناـ • (nâ-)

1. un-, non-, in-

   Synonym: غیرـ (ğeyr-e-)

   ‎ناـ + ‎کامل (kâmel, “complete, perfect”) → ‎ناکامل (nâkâmel, “incomplete, imperfect”)

3. -less

   Synonym: بی (bê)

   ‎ناـ + ‎امید (omêd, “hope”) → ‎ناامید (nâomêd, “hopeless”)

Derived terms

Persian terms prefixed with نا

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: na-
• → Chagatai: ناـ
  • Uyghur: ناـ (na-)
  • Uzbek: no-
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: ना- (nā-)
  • Urdu: ناـ (nā-)
• → Ottoman Turkish: ناـ (nâ-)
  • Turkish: na-

South Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na) pl

2. Enclitic form of إحنا (ʔiḥna)
3. 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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː/

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 Classical Persian ناـ (nā-).

Prefix

ناـ • (nā-) (Hindi spelling ना-)

1. not, un-, non-, in-

   Synonyms: اَـ (a-), غیر (ġair)

Derived terms

Category Urdu terms prefixed with نا not found

 

Ushojo

Noun

نا (nā)

1. a wooden drain