न

See also: ऩ, नृ, ना, नि, नी, नू, नो, ने, नै, नः, and ন

न U+0928, न DEVANAGARI LETTER NA ← ध [U+0927] Devanagari ऩ → [U+0929]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪a/, /nə/

Letter

न (na)

1. A letter of the Devanagari alphabet representing the sound /n/.

See also

Ligatures:

• श्न (śna): श + न

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n̪ə]

Letter

न • (na)

1. The third consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nə/, [n̪ə]

Letter

न • (na)

1. the twentieth consonant of Hindi

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ फ़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}
• (with nuqta): ऩ (ṉ)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit न (na).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː/, [n̪äː], /nə/, [n̪ə]

While the second pronunciation is the expected one for the particle, the first, with a long "ā", is more common.

Particle

न • (na) (Urdu spelling نہ‎)

1. not, do not

   कृपया न पीजिए! ― kŕpyā na pījie! ― Please, do not drink [it]!

2. isn't it?

   मेरा नाम बहुत लम्बा है, न?

   merā nām bahut lambā hai, na?

   My name is very long, isn't it?

Usage notes

न (na) is used in sudden situations, and normally shows alarm. A less urgent alternative is मत (mat).

Synonyms

• मत (mat)
• नहीं (nahī̃)

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nə/

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Letter

न • (na)

1. The nineteenth consonant of Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: न

Letter

न • (na)

1. The twentieth consonant in Nepali.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• na (Latin script)
• 𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ন (Bengali script)
• න (Sinhalese script)
• န or ၼ (Burmese script)
• น or นะ (Thai script)
• ᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ນ or ນະ (Lao script)
• ន (Khmer script)
• 𑄚 (Chakma script)

Particle

न

1. Devanagari script form of na

Adjective

न

1. Devanagari script form of na (“that”)

Declension

Declension table of "न" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Accusative (second)	नं (naṃ)	ने (ne)
Dative (fourth)	नस्स (nassa)	नेसं (nesaṃ)
Genitive (sixth)	नस्स (nassa)	नेसं (nesaṃ)

Declension table of "ना" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Accusative (second)	नं (naṃ)

Declension table of "न" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular
Accusative (second)	नं (naṃ)
Dative (fourth)	नस्स (nassa)
Genitive (sixth)	नस्स (nassa)

Pronoun

न m

1. Devanagari script form of na (“him, it, that”)

Declension

Declension table of "न" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Accusative (second)	नं (naṃ)	ने (ne)
Dative (fourth)	नस्स (nassa)	नेसं (nesaṃ)
Genitive (sixth)	नस्स (nassa)	नेसं (nesaṃ)

Pronoun

न n

1. Devanagari script form of na (“it, that”)

Declension

Declension table of "न" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular
Accusative (second)	नं (naṃ)
Dative (fourth)	नस्स (nassa)
Genitive (sixth)	नस्स (nassa)

Raute

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka. Cognate with Chinese 我 (wǒ).

Pronoun

न (na)

1. I

Further reading

• Encounter with the Raute: The Last Hunting Nomads of Nepal (1976)
• ASJP

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬦ (Balinese script)
• ন (Assamese script)
• ন (Bengali script)
• 𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ન (Gujarati script)
• ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦤ (Javanese script)
• ន (Khmer script)
• ನ (Kannada script)
• ນ (Lao script)
• ന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• န (Burmese script)
• 𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣 (Newa script)
• ନ (Oriya script)
• ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡 (Siddham script)
• න (Sinhalese script)
• న (Telugu script)
• น (Thai script)
• ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ná, from Proto-Indo-European *né. Cognate with Latin ne, English no.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐ/

Prefix

न • (ná)

1. no, not

Particle

न • (ná)

1. (when used with an interrogative) no, not, none, no one, nothing, never, etc.

   सा वस्वी न अस्ति॥

   sā́ vásvī ná ásti.

   She is not good.

2. (with optative) lest, that not
3. (with repetition) absolutely, very much, unequivocally
4. like, as, just as, as it were, as if

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (na)
  • Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (na)
  • Kalami: [script needed] (na)
  • Khowar: [script needed] (na), [script needed] (no)
  • Kashmiri:

    Arabic: نَہ‎ (na), نا‎ (nā), نہٕ‎ (nụ)

    Devanagari: न (na), ना (nā), नॖ (nụ)

  • Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (na)
  • Northeast Pashayi: [Term?] (na)
  • Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (na)
  • Phalura: [script needed] (na)
  • Shina: [script needed] (na)
  • Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (na)
  • Southwest Pashayi: [script needed] (na)
  • Tirahi: [script needed] (nā)
  • Torwali: [script needed] (na)
  • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (na)
• Helu Prakrit:
  • Dhivehi: ނަ‎ (na)
  • Sinhalese: න (na)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
  • Assamese: না (na)
  • Bengali: না (na)
  • Bihari: ना (nā)
    • Bhojpuri: ना (nā)
    • Maithili: ना (nā)
  • Oriya: ନା (na)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
  • Konkani: ना
  • Marathi: ना (nā)
• Pali: na
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
  • Garhwali: ना (nā)
  • Gujarati: ના (nā)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: न (na, “don't”), ना (nā, “don't”)

    Urdu: نہ‎ (na, “don't”), نا‎ (nā, “no”)

  • Kumaoni: न (na)
  • Marwari: ना (nā)
  • Nepali: न (na)
  • Punjabi: ਨਾ (nā)
  • Romani: na
  • Sindhi: न (na)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press