See also: না

U+09A8, ন
BENGALI LETTER NA
[unassigned: U+09A9]

[U+09A7]
Bengali
[U+09AA]

Assamese Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Letter Edit

(no)

  1. The 31st character in the Assamese alphabet. It is called "Dontia no" or "Donto no".

Etymology 2 Edit

Assamese numbers (edit)
90
 ←  8
9
10  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: (no)
    Ordinal: নৱম (nowom), নৱা (nowa)
    Multiplier: নগুণ (nogun)

Inherited from Early Assamese নৱ (nowo), from Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖡𑖧 (naya), from Magadhi Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit নৱন্ (návan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognate with Bengali নয় (noẏ), Sylheti ꠘꠄ (noe), Oriya ନଅ (nôô), Hindi नौ (nau).

Alternative forms Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /nɔ/
  • (file)

Numeral Edit

(no)

  1. nine

Etymology 3 Edit

Inherited from Sanskrit নৱ (nava).

Adjective Edit

(no)

  1. new
    Synonym: (more common) নতুন (notun)
    সাজno xaznew dress
    কৈnokoinewly
Usage notes Edit
  • It is almost always followed by the word it defines right after it.

Bengali Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Letter Edit

(no)

  1. The 31st character in the Bengali abugida. It is also called 'donto no', for distinguishing.

Etymology 2 Edit

Clipped form of নয় (noẏ).

Numeral Edit

(no)

  1. nine
    -দিন পরে
    no-din pore
    after nine days
    -টা বাজে
    no-ṭa baje.
    It's nine (o'clock).

Etymology 3 Edit

Inherited from Sanskrit नव (nava).

Adjective Edit

(no)

  1. new
Usage notes Edit

No longer used independently but rather as a prefix in compounds.

Pali Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Particle Edit

  1. Bengali script form of na

Adjective Edit

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

Declension Edit

Pronoun Edit

 m

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

Declension Edit

Pronoun Edit

 n

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

Declension Edit