nanti
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Etymology edit
Borrowing from Sabir nanti, from Italian niente, from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem or ne inde.
Determiner edit
nanti
- (Polari) No; not any.
- 1851, Henry Mayhew, “Our Street Folk”, in London Labour and the London Poor[1], volume 3, published 1861, The Canvas Clown, page 126:
- There was no clown for the pantomime, for he had disappointed us, and of course they couldn't get on without one; so, to keep the concern going, old Johnson, who know I was a good tumbler, came up to me, and said 'he had nanti vampo, and your nabs must fake it;' which means,—We have no clown, and you must do it.
- 2004, Paul Baker, Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang:
- She's with the trade your mother charvaed yesterday. Some omees have nanti taste!
- 2012 January 10, Karis, “Gareth's bright blue outfit”, in Big Brother Forum (Digital Spy)[2]:
- I can't see that over his heaving thews and bulging lallies!¶ Of course he's nanti riah, but with a basket like that, who cares about his eek?
Derived terms edit
- nanti palaver (“hold your tongue”), nanti dinarly (“no money”), nanti parnarly (“be careful”)
French edit
Etymology edit
Past participle of nantir.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nanti (feminine nantie, masculine plural nantis, feminine plural nanties)
- paid, having received wages
- rich, well-off, well-to-do
Noun edit
nanti m (plural nantis)
- one who is wealthy and privileged
Participle edit
nanti (feminine nantie, masculine plural nantis, feminine plural nanties)
- past participle of nantir
Further reading edit
- “nanti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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nanti
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nanti
- to wait
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Participle edit
nantī
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nantī
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
- nt (SMS slang)
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Pronunciation edit
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nanti
Adjective edit
nanti (Jawi spelling ننتي)
Further reading edit
- “nanti” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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