U+0928, न
DEVANAGARI LETTER NA

[U+0927]
Devanagari
[U+0929]

Translingual edit

 

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

(na)

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

See also edit

Ligatures:

Dhivehi edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

(na)

  1. The third consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Letter edit

(na)

  1. the twentieth consonant of Hindi

See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit (na).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑː/, [näː], /nə/, [nɐ]

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

Particle edit

(na) (Urdu spelling نہ)

  1. not, do not
    कृपया पीजिए!kŕpyā na pījie!Please, do not drink [it]!
  2. isn't it?
    मेरा नाम बहुत लम्बा है, ?
    merā nām bahut lambā hai, na?
    My name is very long, isn't it?
Usage notes edit

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

Synonyms edit

Marathi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nə/
  • (file)

Letter edit

(na)

  1. The nineteenth consonant of Marathi.

Nepali edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

(na)

  1. The twentieth consonant in Nepali.

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Particle edit

  1. Devanagari script form of na

Adjective edit

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

Declension edit

Pronoun edit

 m

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

Declension edit

Pronoun edit

 n

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

Declension edit

Raute edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronoun edit

(na)

  1. I

Further reading edit

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

Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

()

  1. no, not

Particle edit

()

  1. (when used with an interrogative) no, not, none, no one, nothing, never, etc.
    सा वस्वी अस्ति॥
    sā́ vásvī 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

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Dardic:
    • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (na)
    • Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (na)
    • Kalami: [script needed] (na)
    • Khowar: [script needed] (na), [script needed] (no)
    • Kashmiri:
      Arabic script: نَہ (na), نا (), نہٕ (nụ)
      Devanagari script: (na), ना (), नॖ (nụ)
    • Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (na)
    • Northeast Pashayi: [script needed] (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] ()
    • Torwali: [script needed] (na)
    • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (na)
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ނަ (na)
    • Sinhalese: (na)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
  • Pali: na
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
    • Garhwali: ना ()
    • Gujarati: ના ()
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: (na, don't), ना (, don't)
      Urdu: نہ (na, don't), نا (, no)
    • Kumaoni: (na)
    • Marwari: ना ()
    • Nepali: (na)
    • Punjabi: ਨਾ ()
    • Romani: na
    • Sindhi: (na)

References edit

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