naa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "naa"
English
editVerb
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Anagrams
editAkatek
editNoun
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Bavarian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German nein, from Old High German nein, from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”). Cognates include German nein, Dutch neen, nee, Luxembourgish neen, nee, Icelandic neinn.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editnaa
Cebuano
editParticle
editnaa
Garo
editVerb
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Related terms
editInari Sami
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
editnaa
Further reading
edit- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Isthmus Zapotec
editPronoun
editnaa
- I (1st person singular pronoun)
Jamaican Creole
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editParticle
editnaa
- negative continuous aspect marker
- Mi naa taak.
- I am not talking.
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 1 Korintiyan 9:26:
- So mi naa ron laik wan man we naa no we a ron go—mi ron chriet a di finish lain. Mi naa fait laik se mi a baks briiz.
- That's why I run straight in the right direction. I fight accurately, not punching the air.
- (literally, “So I don't run like a man who doesn't know to run to–I run straight to the finish line. I don't fight like I'm boxing the breeze.”)
Further reading
edit- naa at majstro.com
Kasem
editNoun
editnaa
Mandinka
editVerb
editnaa
Adverb
editnaa
Noun
editnaa
Navajo
editPostposition
editnaa
Inflection
editOjibwe
editParticle
editnaa
- emphatic particle
Palenquero
editEtymology
editPronoun
editnaa
Tlingit
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnaa
- people, tribe
Descendants
edit- ⇒ English: Na-Dene
Wolof
editPronoun
editnaa
- I (first person singular terminative pronoun)
Usage notes
editThis pronoun conveys both person and aspect.
- forms past tense with action verbs or present tense with static verbs.
See also
editYoruba
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editDeterminer
editnáà
- of a particular or previously mentioned entity; that, the
Usage notes
edit- Identified as a definite determiner or article
Synonyms
editYoruba varieties (the)
Language Family | Variety Group | Variety | Words |
---|---|---|---|
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìjẹ̀bú | nẹ́ẹ̀ |
Ìkálẹ̀ | - | ||
Ìlàjẹ | - | ||
Oǹdó | - | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀ | nẹ́ẹ̀ | ||
Usẹn | - | ||
Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | - |
Ifẹ̀ | - | ||
Ìgbómìnà | - | ||
Ìjẹ̀ṣà | - | ||
Western Àkókó | - | ||
Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | - | |
Ẹ̀gbá | - | ||
Ìbàdàn | náà | ||
Òǹkò | - | ||
Ọ̀yọ́ | náà | ||
Standard Yorùbá | náà | ||
Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìbùnú | - | |
Ìjùmú | - | ||
Ìyàgbà | n̄ká | ||
Owé | kó | ||
Ọ̀wọ̀rọ̀ | - |
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editnáà
Particle
editnáà
- used to express solidarity or disbelief
- Èmi náà? ― Me too?
Usage notes
edit- Always preceded by an emphatic pronoun
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