نانا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀦 (*nānna, “term for an older male relative”), from baby talk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.nɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

نانا • (nānā) m (feminine نانی (nānī), Hindi spelling नाना)

1. maternal grandfather

   Synonym: (endearing) نانو (nāno)

Declension

Declension of نانا
	singular	plural
direct	نانا (nānā)	نانے (nāne)
oblique	نانے (nāne)	نانوں (nānõ)
vocative	نانے (nāne)	نانو (nāno)

Related terms

• دادا (dādā)

References

• “نانا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “نانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.