nawa

See also: Nawa, NAWA, náwa, nawă, nawą, Nawą, ɲawa, ŋawa, and nawa-

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈwa/ [n̪aˈwa]
• Hyphenation: na‧wa

Noun

nawá (Basahan spelling ᜈᜏ)

1. birthmark

   Synonym: pamalit

Fijian

Adjective

nawa

1. afloat, adrift (more specifically, sa nawa)

Verb

nawa

1. to float, to drift

Herero

Adverb

nawa

1. well, nicely

Japanese

Romanization

nawa

1. Rōmaji transcription of なわ

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : nawa

Alternative forms

• nawă

Etymology

From Sanskrit नवन् (návan), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /nawə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /nawa/
• Rhymes: -awə, -wə, -ə

Numeral

nawa (Jawi spelling ناوا)

1. nine

Synonyms

• sembilan / sĕmbilan / سمبيلن
• selapan / sĕlapan / سلاڤن

Further reading

• “nawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

nawa

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.va/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ava
• Syllabification: na‧wa
• Homophone: Nawa

Noun

nawa f

1. (architecture) nave (the middle body of a church)
2. (literary) country, state (sovereign polity)

   Synonyms: kraj, państwo

3. (obsolete, nautical) craft, ship, vessel

   Synonym: statek

Declension

Declension of nawa

	singular	plural
nominative	nawa	nawy
genitive	nawy	naw
dative	nawie	nawom
accusative	nawę	nawy
instrumental	nawą	nawami
locative	nawie	nawach
vocative	nawo	nawy

Derived terms

adjective

• nawowy

 

Further reading

• nawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sotho

Noun

nawa class 9/10 (plural dinawa)

1. bean

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-nawa (infinitive kunawa)

1. to wash (a part of the body, especially the hands)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nawa
Positive present -nanawa Subjunctive -nawe Negative -nawi Imperative singular nawa
Infinitives
Positive kunawa Negative kutonawa
Imperatives
Singular nawa Plural naweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunawa Positive past positive subject concord + -linawa Negative past negative subject concord + -kunawa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanawa) Singular Plural 1st person ninanawa/nanawa tunanawa 2nd person unanawa mnanawa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananawa wananawa other classes positive subject concord + -nanawa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nawi) Singular Plural 1st person sinawi hatunawi 2nd person hunawi hamnawi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanawi hawanawi other classes negative subject concord + -nawi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanawa Negative future negative subject concord + -tanawa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nawe) Singular Plural 1st person ninawe tunawe 2nd person unawe mnawe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawe wanawe other classes positive subject concord + -nawe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinawe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenawa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenawa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinawa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinawa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anawa) Singular Plural 1st person nanawa twanawa 2nd person wanawa mwanawa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawa wanawa m-mi(III/IV) wanawa yanawa ji-ma(V/VI) lanawa yanawa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanawa vyanawa n(IX/X) yanawa zanawa u(XI) wanawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanawa pa(XVI) panawa mu(XVIII) mwanawa
Perfect positive subject concord + -menawa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanawa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janawa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinawa "If not" positive subject concord + -siponawa Consecutive kanawa / positive subject concord + -kanawa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanawe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninawa -tunawa 2nd person -kunawa -wanawa/-kunaweni/-wanaweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnawa -wanawa m-mi(III/IV) -unawa -inawa ji-ma(V/VI) -linawa -yanawa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinawa -vinawa n(IX/X) -inawa -zinawa u(XI) -unawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunawa pa(XVI) -panawa mu(XVIII) -munawa Reflexive -jinawa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nawa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nawaye -nawao m-mi(III/IV) -nawao -nawayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nawalo -nawayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nawacho -nawavyo n(IX/X) -nawayo -nawazo u(XI) -nawao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nawako pa(XVI) -nawapo mu(XVIII) -nawamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nawa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenawa -onawa m-mi(III/IV) -onawa -yonawa ji-ma(V/VI) -lonawa -yonawa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonawa -vyonawa n(IX/X) -yonawa -zonawa u(XI) -onawa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konawa pa(XVI) -ponawa mu(XVIII) -monawa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

See also

• -osha (“to wash (more general)”)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naˈwaʔ/ [n̪ɐˈwaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: na‧wa

Interjection

nawâ! (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜏ)

1. (formal) Said in hope that something will happen: may it be so!; so be it!; let it be so!; indeed

   Synonyms: sana, harimanawari, harinawa

Derived terms

• harinawa
• siya nawa

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naˈwa/ [n̪ɐˈwa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: na‧wa

Adjective

nawá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜏ)

1. (obsolete) easy

   Synonym: madali

Derived terms

• harinawa
• siya nawa

 

Anagrams

• awan

Tboli

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa.

Noun

nawa

1. feelings

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.wa/

Noun

nawa class 9 (plural dinawa)

1. bean, pea
2. (anatomy) clitoris