na
Contents
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old English ne (“not”) + ā (“ever”).
AdverbEdit
na (not comparable)
Etymology 2Edit
Development of Etymology 1, above; compare nah.
InterjectionEdit
na
- (Geordie) No.
- "Na, yor wrang."
- "Na, ye cannet watch telly"
- "Divn’t yee like milk?" "'Na" (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
- (colloquial) No.
ReferencesEdit
- The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, →ISBN
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Etymology 3Edit
Abbreviations.
NounEdit
na
- (linguistics) Abbreviation of noun animate.
SymbolEdit
na
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
AcehneseEdit
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Albanian *na-, *nō- from Proto-Indo-European *nō̆s (“we”). Cognate to Latin nos (“we”), Sanskrit नस् (nas, “we”).
PronounEdit
na
Alternative formsEdit
AsturianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + feminine singular article la (“the”).
ContractionEdit
na f (masculine nel, neuter no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)
BambaraEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
na
ReferencesEdit
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
BlagarEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
na
NounEdit
na
ReferencesEdit
- H. Steinhauer, "Going" and "Coming" in the Blagar of Dolap (Pura--Alor--Indonesia) (1977)
- W. A. L. Stokhof, Preliminary notes on the Alor and Pantar languages (East Indonesia) (1975)
- A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1
CavineñaEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
na
- on, onto (direction, + accusative case)
- Dej skleničku na stůl. ― Put the glass on the table.
- on (location, + locative case)
- Sklenička je na stole. ― The glass is on the table.
- to, (direction, + accusative case, used only with certain places (do + genitive is more common))
- Jdeme na poštu. ― We're going to the post office.
- at, in (location, + locative case, used only with places that are strictly associated with their function; (v is more common))
- Jsme na poště. ― We're at the post office.
- for (purpose, + accusative case)
- Ty nůžky nejsou na hrání. ― The scissors are not for playing with.
- at (in the direction of, + accusative case)
- Nekřič na mě! ― Don't yell at me!
Further readingEdit
- na in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- na in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DalmatianEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Dutch *nāh, *nā, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.
PrepositionEdit
na
- after
- (op ... na, with a cardinal number) bar, except Used to form ordinal numbers in relation to a superlative quality. The number that is used is 1 lower than in the English translation.
- Brazilië is met zijn 8,5 miljoen vierkante kilometer het grootste land van Zuid-Amerika en het op vier na grootste ter wereld.
- With its 8.5 million square kilometers, Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest in the world.
- Naast dat de toonladder een kenmerkend gegeven is, zijn er ook bepaalde tonen, die een speciale rol hebben, zoals de vadi en de samvadi, respectievelijk: de belangrijkste en de op een na belangrijkste toon.
- Next to [the fact] that the musical scale is a characteristic datum, there are also certain tones that have a special role, such as the vadi and the samvadi: respectively the most important and second most important tones.
- Brazilië is met zijn 8,5 miljoen vierkante kilometer het grootste land van Zuid-Amerika en het op vier na grootste ter wereld.
InflectionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Dutch *nāh, *nā, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz.
AdjectiveEdit
na (comparative nader, superlative naast)
InflectionEdit
The forms of the positive are obsolescent, particularly the inflected one. The comparative and superlative forms are functioning as independent adjectives to an increasing extent.
| Inflection of na | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | na | |||
| inflected | naë | |||
| comparative | nader | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | nader | het naast het naaste | ||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | naë | nadere | naaste |
| n. sing. | na | nader | naaste | |
| plural | naë | nadere | naaste | |
| definite | naë | nadere | naaste | |
| partitive | na's | naders | — | |
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
PrepositionEdit
na
Eastern Huasteca NahuatlEdit
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Presumably from the accusative suffix -n or Russian на.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
PrepositionEdit
na
- (neologism, rare) Preposition introducing an accusative phrase.
- Mi legis na Gerda Malaperis.
- I read Gerda Disappeared.
- Mi legis na Gerda Malaperis.
Usage notesEdit
Unofficial; it is recognized by some Esperantists on the Internet. Usage is not recommended where the accusative suffix is possible (on nouns and adjectives), but where it is not: numerals (unu (“one”)), particles (iom (“some”), ties (“that one's”)), letters (J), titles of books, and quotations. More standard options are to use the general preposition je, to omit the accusative ending, or to rephrase the sentence to avoid the issue.
GalicianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine article a (“the”)
ContractionEdit
na f (masculine no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)
Etymology 2Edit
From a mutation of a.
PronounEdit
na f (accusative)
Usage notesEdit
The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and are suffixed to the preceding word.
Related termsEdit
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Perhaps from an unstressed form of nu.
InterjectionEdit
na
- well!, so!; used to introduce a statement
- Na, dann fangen wir mal an!
- So, let’s get started!
- oh, hm, huh, och, nu; expressing a (usually mild) degree of surprise, doubt, or frustration
- Na, das ist ja nett, dass ihr vorbeikommt!
- Oh, that’s nice of you to come by!
- Na? Ob das so stimmt...
- Huh? Not sure if that’s correct...
- Na! Warum will das denn jetzt wieder nicht?
- Och! Why does this thing not work yet again?
- (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) huh?; used as a question marker, often implying that the speaker knows the answer
- Was ist zwei plus drei? Na?
- What’s three plus four? Huh?
- (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) hey!, hi!; used as a greeting, but with an interrogative intonation, as if saying “So? You see me there?”, or “So? How is everything?”
- Na! Lang nicht gesehen!
- Hey! Long time no see!
- Na! Wie geht’s?
- Hi! How are you?
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
A variant of nein.
InterjectionEdit
na
- (regional, chiefly southern Germany and Austria) Alternative form of nein (“no”)
- Na. Das geht net.
- No. That doesn’t work.
AnagramsEdit
Guinea-Bissau CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese na. Cognates with Kabuverdianu na.
The Portuguese word comes from Old Portuguese na, clipping of ena, from en (“in”) + a (“the”).
PrepositionEdit
na
HawaiianEdit
PrepositionEdit
na
Usage notesEdit
- Used for acquired possessions, while no is used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars).
HungarianEdit
IrishEdit
PronunciationEdit
ArticleEdit
na (definite article)
- genitive singular feminine of an (triggers h-prothesis)
- na háite ― of the place
- nominative plural of an (triggers h-prothesis)
- na héin ― the birds
- genitive plural of an (triggers eclipsis)
- na bpáistí ― of the children
- dative plural of an (triggers h-prothesis)
- ó na cailíní ― from the girls
DeclensionEdit
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | anT | anL | naH |
| Genitive | anL | naH | naE |
| Dative | anD | anD | naH |
| D: Triggers lenition after de, do, and i (except of d, t; s lenites to ts; s always lenites with feminine nouns, even with prepositions that normally trigger eclipsis, but does not lenite at all with masculine nouns) and eclipsis otherwise (varies by dialect) E: Triggers eclipsis H: Triggers h-prothesis L: Triggers lenition (except of d, t; s lenites to ts) T: Triggers t-prothesis | |||
ContractionEdit
na
- Nonstandard form of ina
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:
- Bhí Áindrías an Ime na chomhnaidhe i mBaile ui Mún i nGleann an Bhaile Dhuibh.
- Áindrías of the Butter lived in Ballymoon in Gleann an Bhaile Dhuibh.
- Bhí Áindrías an Ime na chomhnaidhe i mBaile ui Mún i nGleann an Bhaile Dhuibh.
MutationEdit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| na | not applicable | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further readingEdit
- "na" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “na” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “na” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
JapaneseEdit
KabuverdianuEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese na.
The Portuguese word comes from Old Portuguese na, clipping of ena, from en (“in”) + a (“the”).
PrepositionEdit
na
KasemEdit
KikuyuEdit
ParticleEdit
na
- (instrumental) with[1]
- Gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ.
- To cut with a mouth is not to cut with a knife.
- Gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ.
- (comitative) and, with[1]
- Ikinya na thĩ itiaganaga.
- The foot and the earth cannot help meeting.
- Ikinya na thĩ itiaganaga.
- (source) from[1]
- Wega uumaga na mũciĩ.
- Goodness comes from home.
- Synonym: kuuma
- Wega uumaga na mũciĩ.
- but[1]
- Kanua njero, na mũciĩ ndũkomeka nĩ heho.
- The mouth is sweet, but the house is too cold to lie at.
- Kanua njero, na mũciĩ ndũkomeka nĩ heho.
ReferencesEdit
KilivilaEdit
NounEdit
na
- (in compounds) woman
ReferencesEdit
- Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 372, 591. →ISBN
KurdishEdit
InterjectionEdit
na
- no (used to show disagreement or negation)
This Kurdish entry was created from the translations listed at no. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see na in the Kurdish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) December 2008
LadinEdit
LadinoEdit
LakotaEdit
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
nā
- imperative singular of nō, swim!
ReferencesEdit
- na in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
LingalaEdit
Lower SorbianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *na, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neh₃
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
na
Further readingEdit
- na_2 in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
- na in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
LugandaEdit
ConjunctionEdit
na
- and (only used if the overall statement is grammatically negative)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
The Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 94.
MandarinEdit
PronunciationEdit
audio (file)
RomanizationEdit
na (Zhuyin ˙ㄋㄚ)
na
- Nonstandard spelling of nā.
- Nonstandard spelling of ná.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of nà.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Dutch nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.
PrepositionEdit
na
AdverbEdit
na
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Dutch *nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz.
AdjectiveEdit
nâ
InflectionEdit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further readingEdit
- “na (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “na (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “na (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “na (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
- “na (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
NeapolitanEdit
Northern SamiEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
na
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Further readingEdit
OjibweEdit
ParticleEdit
na
- Question marker for yes/no questions. It is always placed after the first word in the sentence. If the first word ends in a vowel, use the particle na; if it ends in a consonant, use ina.
- Giminikwe na? — Are you drinking?
- Gigii-anokii na bijiinaago? — Did you work yesterday?
- but: Giwiisin ina? — Are you eating?
SynonymsEdit
Old EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From ne- (“not”) + ā (“ever”).
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
nā
- not, no
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Version B, year 897
- Þȳ ilcan sumera forwearþ nā lǣs þanne twēntiġ sċipa be þām sūðriman.
- That same summer, no less than twenty ships perished on the south coast.
- Þȳ ilcan sumera forwearþ nā lǣs þanne twēntiġ sċipa be þām sūðriman.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 22:17
- Is hit ālīefed þæt man Cāsere gafol selle, þē nā?
- Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
- Is hit ālīefed þæt man Cāsere gafol selle, þē nā?
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Fifth Sunday in Lent"
- Dryhten nis nā ōðrum mannum tō wiþmetenne.
- The Lord is not comparable to other people.
- Dryhten nis nā ōðrum mannum tō wiþmetenne.
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Version B, year 897
ConjunctionEdit
nā
- not
- Crist þwōg þā fēt his leorningcneohta, ac nā þone ears. Nǣfre þone ears.
- Christ washed the feet of his disciples, but not the ass. Never the ass.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Midlent"
- Māre wundor is þæt God Ælmihtiġ ǣlce dæġe fētt ealne middanġeard þanne þæt wundor wǣre þæt hē þā ġefylde fīf þūsend manna mid fīf hlāfum—ac þæs wundrodon menn nā for þȳ þæt hit māre wundor wǣre, ac for þȳ þæt hit wæs unġewunelīċ.
- It is a greater miracle when God Almighty feeds the whole world every day than when he fed five thousand people with five loaves of bread—but that amazed people not because it was more miraculous, but because it was unusual.
- Māre wundor is þæt God Ælmihtiġ ǣlce dæġe fētt ealne middanġeard þanne þæt wundor wǣre þæt hē þā ġefylde fīf þūsend manna mid fīf hlāfum—ac þæs wundrodon menn nā for þȳ þæt hit māre wundor wǣre, ac for þȳ þæt hit wæs unġewunelīċ.
SynonymsEdit
- (conjunction): næs
DescendantsEdit
Old IrishEdit
ArticleEdit
na (triggers prothesis of an unwritten /h/ before a vowel in the feminine genitive singular, in the feminine and neuter nominative plural, and in the accusative plural; triggers eclipsis in the genitive plural)
- Alternative form of inna (“the (various inflected forms)”)
ContractionEdit
na
- Alternative form of inna (“in his/her/its/their”)
DeterminerEdit
na
- nominative and accusative neuter singular of nach (“any”)
PaliEdit
PapiamentuEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Portuguese na and Kabuverdianu na.
The Portuguese word comes from Old Portuguese na, clipping of ena, from en (“in”) + a (“the”).
PrepositionEdit
na
Etymology 2Edit
PrepositionEdit
na
PhuthiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.
VerbEdit
-na
- to rain
InflectionEdit
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *na, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neh₃
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
na
- (+ locative) on, in
- Siedzę na koniu.
- I'm on a horse.
- (+ accusative) onto, on
- Uważaj, zaraz to na mnie spadnie!
- Watch out, it's going to fall on me!
- (+ accusative) for, by (a time, date etc.)
- Sprawozdanie ma być gotowe na piątą.
- The report should be ready by five o'clock.
- (+ accusative) for, to deal with
- lek na grypę — flu medication
- na zdrowie — for [your] health; cheers; bless you.
- (+ accusative or adverb) in a particular manner
- (+ accusative, mathematics) onto (surjective)
AdjectiveEdit
na (not comparable)
Usage notesEdit
- When used as an adjective, this word is indeclinable, postpositive (when used attributively), and usually placed inside quotation marks, e.g. funkcja „na”.
Further readingEdit
- na in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Portuguese na, clipping of ena, from en (“in”) + a (“the”).
ContractionEdit
na f (masculine no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)
- Contraction of em a (“in the”).
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 184:
- Eu estava na esperança de encontrá-lo antes do jantar!
- I was hoping to meet you before dinner!
QuotationsEdit
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:no.
PrepositionEdit
na
Etymology 2Edit
PronounEdit
na
- Alternative form of a (third-person feminine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong
QuotationsEdit
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:no.
RiantanaEdit
RomaniEdit
SamoanEdit
Scottish GaelicEdit
PrepositionEdit
na
Usage notesEdit
- As in his lenites the following word.
- As in her adds h- to the following word, if it begins with a vowel.
- Bha i na h-oifigeach. - She was an official. (literally in her official).
See alsoEdit
ArticleEdit
na
- the.
Usage notesEdit
- This is the most common plural form. The most common singular form is an. For other forms and their specific uses, see pages listed in "See also" below.
- This form is used in the genitive singular of feminine nouns beginning with a consonant.
See alsoEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *na, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂no(H). Compare nȁd.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
na (Cyrillic spelling на)
- (+ accusative case) to, on, onto (with change of position, answering the question kùda)
- ići na koncert ― to go to a concert
- staviti knjigu na sto(l) ― to put a book on the table
- (+ locative case) on, at, in (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)
- knjiga je na stolu ― the book is on the table
- biti na koncertu ― to be at the concert
- biti na ulici ― to be in the street
- (+ accusative case) on, by, for, at (in expressions with time)
- otići nekuda na par dana ― to go somewhere for a couple of days
- na ljeto/leto ― next summer, the following summer
- na vr(ij)eme ― on time
- biti plaćen na sat ― to be paid by the hour
- (+ accusative case) to indicate a source of power or energy
- podmornica na atomski pogon ― nuclear-powered submarine (literally, “submarine (run) on the nuclear power”)
InterjectionEdit
na! (Cyrillic spelling на!)
- Here you are! Take it!
- Help yourself!
SicilianEdit
ArticleEdit
na f sg
See alsoEdit
| Sicilian articles | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | |
| indefinite singular | un, nu | na |
| definite singular | lu, û | la, â |
| definite plural | li, î | li, î |
SlovakEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *na.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
na (followed by locative šiesty pád)
- on (location)
na (followed by accusative štvrtý pád)
- for (purpose)
Further readingEdit
- na in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *na.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /na/
- Tonal orthography: na
PrepositionEdit
na
- (with locative) on (stationary)
- (with accusative) onto (motion towards)
- (with accusative) at, on (a moment in time)
SomaliEdit
SpanishEdit
Sranan TongoEdit
SwahiliEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
na
Usage notesEdit
Older or more conservative Swahili writings only use na to connect two nouns, never to connect two adjectives; the second adjective is changed into an abstract noun instead. However, in modern colloquial Swahili, this is not always the case.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish hana, accusative form of hon. In standard Swedish the corresponding dative form (henne, in Old Norse: hænni) instead has taken its place.[1]
PronounEdit
na
- (dialectal, strongly colloquial) her; accusative and dative of hon
- Jo, ja' gav'na brevet.
- Yes, I gave her the letter.
Usage notesEdit
Often merged with previous word. Rarely in written form unless supposed to imitate (dialectal) speech.
SynonymsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
TagalogEdit
Tok PisinEdit
EtymologyEdit
ConjunctionEdit
na
Derived termsEdit
TzotzilEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
na
InflectionEdit
Derived termsEdit
(Nouns)
ReferencesEdit
- Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
UnamiEdit
VenetianEdit
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
(classifier cây, trái, quả) na (𦰡)
- (Northern Vietnam) sugar apple (Annona squamosa)
- Synonym: mãng cầu
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
na
ParticleEdit
na
Usage notesEdit
Triggers mixed mutation of a following consonant. When the following consonant is g, which disappears under soft mutation, the form na remains; it does not become nag, the form used before vowels. Thus na + gallan becomes na allan, not *nag allan.
Alternative formsEdit
- nag (used before a vowel)
ConjunctionEdit
na (triggers mixed mutation)
Alternative formsEdit
- nag (used before a vowel)
VerbEdit
na
- (colloquial) first-person singular future of gwneud
- Soft mutation of gna.
WestrobothnianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
na
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
na
XhosaEdit
Etymology 1Edit
ParticleEdit
na
- Interrogative particle; indicates a yes-no question. Placed at the end of the sentence.
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.
VerbEdit
-na
- (intransitive) to rain
InflectionEdit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
ZuluEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Possibly from na-.
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
na
- Interrogative particle; indicates a yes-no question. Placed at the end of the sentence.
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
-na
- (intransitive) to rain
InflectionEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “na”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “na (3-8)”
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “na”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “na”