نہ

See also: نه

Baluchi edit

Numeral edit

نہ • (transliteration needed)

nine

Noun edit

نہ • (transliteration needed)

nine (digit)

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡 (ṇa), from Sanskrit न (na), likely influenced by Classical Persian (na). Doublet of نا (nā).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /nə/, /na/ (not to be confused with the cognate نا)

Particle edit

نہ • (na) (Hindi spelling न)

not, don't, do not (subjunctive negation)
Synonym: مت (mat)

!از راہ کرم یہ نہ پیجیے! ― az-rāh-e-karam ye na pījīye! ― Please, don't drink this!
used in rhetorical phrases: isn't it, -n't, is it not (he/she/it/they)
میرا نام بہت لمبا ہے، نہ؟
merā nām bahut lambā hai, na?
My name is very long, isn't it?

Usage notes edit

نہ as subjunctive negation is used in sudden situations, and normally shows alarm. A less urgent alternative is the imperative negation مت (mat). Also compare the indicative negation نہیں (nahī̃).

Conjunction edit

نہ • (nā) (Hindi spelling न)

neither, nor
Antonym: یا (yā)

نہ وہ کھیل دیکھنے گئے نہ ہم۔
nā vo khel dekhne ga'e nā ham.
Neither they nor we went to see the game.

Derived terms edit

نہ تو (nā to)

Adverb edit