ना

See also: ऩ, नौ, ने, नि, नृ, नै, न, and -ना

Bodo (India) edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun edit

ना (na) (Latin script na)

fish

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit न (na).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː/, [näː]

Particle edit

ना • (nā) (Urdu spelling نا)

Alternative form of न (na): not
not; don't; do not (subjunctive negation)
आप यहाँ ना बैठें। ― āp yahā̃ nā baiṭhẽ. ― Please do not sit here.
why not; doesn't (rhetorical)
वह बहुत बात करता है ना? ― vah bahut bāt kartā hai nā? ― He talks a lot, doesn't he?

है ना? ― hai nā? ― isn't it?

Usage notes edit

ना (nā) is the subjunctive negation and it is only used with verbs which are in subjunctive mood.

Compare the imperative negation मत (mat) which is only used with verbs in imperative mood and the indicative negation नहीं (nahī̃) which is used with verbs in indicative mood.

It also acts as a confirmatory or rhetorical particle when placed at the end of phrases.

References edit

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani edit

Interjection edit

ना • (nā) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

no (negative response particle)

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

nā (Latin script)
𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
না (Bengali script)
නා (Sinhalese script)
နာ or ၼႃ (Burmese script)
นา (Thai script)
ᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ນາ (Lao script)
នា (Khmer script)
𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Pronoun edit

ना f

Devanagari script form of nā (“that”)

Declension edit

Declension table of "ना" (feminine)

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