نا

Arabic

Pronoun

ـنَا • (-nā) (enclitic form of نَحْنُ (naḥnu))

1. us, our (bound object pronoun)

   بنا (bínā) — with us

   لنا (lánā) — to us

   عنا (ʕánnā) — according to us

Azerbaijani

Prefix

ناـ

1. Arabic spelling of na-

Central Kurdish

Adverb

نا (na)

1. no

Egyptian Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na)

1. us, our (bound object pronoun)

Karakhanid

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *nē (“what”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰤𐰀 (ne, “what”), Turkish ne (“what, whatever”).

Pronoun

نا (nē)

1. (interrogative) what
2. whatever

Related terms

• نانْكْ (nēŋ)
• ناكُو (negǖ)
• نَجا (nečē)
• نَلُكْ (nelük)
• نَجُكْ (nečük)
• ناما (nemē)
• نَتَكْ (neteg)

Mazanderani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɔː]

Particle

نا (nâ)

1. no

North Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na) pl

1. Enclitic form of نحنا (niḥna)
2. we, us, our

See also

North Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
		Singular		Plural
		after consonant	after vowel
1st person	after verb	ـني (-ni)		ـنا (-na)
	else	ـِي (-i)	ـي (-y)
2nd person	m	ـَك (-ak)	ـك (-k)	ـكُن (-kun)
	f	ـِك (-ek)	ـكِ (-ki)
3rd person	m	ـُه (-o)	ـه (-h)	ـهُن (-(h/w/y)un)
	f	ـها (-(h/w/y)a)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ناـ (nâ-).

Prefix

ناـ • (nâ-)

1. un-, non-, in-

   Synonym: غیر (gayr-i)

   ‎ناـ + ‎تمام (tamâm, “complete, perfect”) → ‎ناتمام (nâtamâm, “incomplete, imperfect”)

2. -less

   Synonym: ـسز (-siz)

   ‎ناـ + ‎امید (ümid, “hope”) → ‎ناامید (nâümid, “hopeless”)

Derived terms

Ottoman Turkish terms prefixed with ناـ

Descendants

• Turkish: na-

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑ/

Prefix

نا • (nâ)

1. non-
2. dis-
3. in-
4. un-

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	nā
Dari reading?	nā
Iranian reading?	nâ
Tajik reading?	no

Prefix

Dari	ناـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	но-

ناـ • (nâ-)

1. un-, non-, in-

   Synonym: غیرـ (ğeyr-e-)

   ‎ناـ + ‎کامل (kâmel, “complete, perfect”) → ‎ناکامل (nâkâmel, “incomplete, imperfect”)

3. -less

   Synonym: بی (bê)

   ‎ناـ + ‎امید (omêd, “hope”) → ‎ناامید (nâomêd, “hopeless”)

Derived terms

Persian terms prefixed with نا

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: na-
• → Chagatai: ناـ
  • Uyghur: ناـ (na-)
  • Uzbek: no-
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ना- (nā-)

  Urdu: ناـ (nā-)

• → Ottoman Turkish: ناـ (nâ-)
  • Turkish: na-

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa), from Sanskrit -अन (-ana). Compare Urdu ـنا (-nā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɳäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Suffix

ـݨا • (-ṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling -ਣਾ)

1. used to form the infinitive

   ‎پی (pī, “drink (stem)”) + ‎ـݨا (-ṇā) → ‎پِیݨا (pīṇā, “to drink”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit -𑀅𑀡 (-aṇa), from Sanskrit -अन (-ana). Compare Urdu ـنا (-nā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪äː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Suffix

ـنا • (-nā) (Gurmukhi spelling -ਨਾ)

1. (Eastern Punjab) Alternative form of ـݨا (-ṇā); used to form the infinitive after letters ر (r), ڑ (ṛ), ݨ (ṇ) and ࣇ (ḷ)

   ‎لَڑ (laṛ, “fight (stem)”) + ‎ـنا (-nā) → ‎لَڑنا (laṛnā, “to fight”)

South Levantine Arabic

Suffix

ـنا • (-na) pl

2. Enclitic form of إحنا (ʔiḥna)
3. we, us, our

See also

South Levantine Arabic enclitic pronouns
		Singular		Plural
		after consonant	after vowel
1st person	after verb	ـني (-ni)		ـنا (-na)
	else	ـِي (-i)	ـي (-y)
2nd person	m	ـَك (-ak)	ـك (-k)	ـكُم (-kom) / ـكو (-ku)
	f	ـِك (-ek)	ـكي (-ki)
3rd person	m	ـُه (-o)	ـه (-h)	ـهُم (-hom)
	f	ـها (-ha)

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā), from Sanskrit न (na). Doublet of نہ (nā).

Alternative forms

• ناں (nā̃)

Particle

نا • (nā) (Hindi spelling ना)

1. final emphatic particle

   آؤ نا! ― āo nā! ― Do come! (literally, “come imperative emphasis marker!”)

Noun

نا • (nā) m or f (Hindi spelling ना)

1. no

   ہاں یا نا میں جواب دو۔ ― hā̃ yā nā mẽ javāb do. ― Answer in yes or no.

Declension

Declension of نا
	singular	plural
direct	نا (nā)	نائیں (nāẽ)
oblique	نا (nā)	ناؤں (nāõ)
vocative	نا (nā)	ناؤ (nāo)

Declension of نا
	singular	plural
direct	نا (nā)	نا (nā)
oblique	نا (nā)	ناؤں (nāõ)
vocative	نا (nā)	ناؤ (nāo)

Derived terms

• نا کرنا (nā karnā, “to say no, to deny, to refuse”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناـ (nā-).

Prefix

ناـ • (nā-) (Hindi spelling ना-)

2. not, un-, non-, in-

   Synonyms: اَـ (a-), غیر (ġair)

   ‎ناـ (nā-) + ‎پاک (pāk, “clean”) → ‎ناپاک (nāpāk, “unclean”)

   ‎ناـ (nā-) + ‎ممکن (“possible”) → ‎ناممکن (“impossible”)

Derived terms

Urdu terms prefixed with ناـ

Ushojo

Noun

نا (nā)

1. a wooden drain

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ناـ, from Persian ناـ (nâ-).

Prefix

ناـ • (na-)

1. un-, non-, in-

   Synonym: غەيرى (gheyri)

   ‎ناـ (na-) + ‎تامام (tamam, “complete, perfect”) → ‎ناتامام (natamam, “incomplete, imperfect”)

2. -less

   Synonym: ـسىز (-siz)

   ‎ناـ (na-) + ‎ئۈمىد (ümid, “hope”) → ‎نائۈمىد (na'ümid, “hopeless”)

Derived terms

Uyghur terms prefixed with ناـ

Uzbek

Prefix

ناـ (no-)

1. Arabic spelling of no-