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na

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English Online Dictionary. What means na‎? What does na mean?

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

From Middle English na, from Old English nā, from Old English ne (“not”) + ā (“ever”). More at no.

Adverb

na (not comparable)

(obsolete) Not.
(obsolete) No.

Etymology 2

Development of Etymology 1, above; compare nah.

Interjection

(Tyneside) 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.

References

The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, →ISBN
A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Abbreviations.

Noun

(linguistics) Abbreviation of noun animate.

Symbol

nanoamp

Anagrams

-an, A/N, AN, An, a(n), an, an', an-

'Are'are

Article

References

Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Acehnese

Verb

to be (exist)

Derived terms

nakeuh
hana

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *na-, *nō- from Proto-Indo-European *nō̆s (“we”). Cognate to Latin nos (“we”), Sanskrit नस् (nas, “we”).

Pronoun

Alternative forms

Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + feminine singular article la (“the”).

Contraction

na f (masculine nel, neuter no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)

in the

Bambara

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [náà]

Noun

stew

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Bikol Central

Adverb

already

Particle

connects consonant ending noun or adjective to a noun or adjective that it modifies.

Blagar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑ/

Etymology

From Proto-Trans-New Guinea *na. Cognate to Zia na.

Pronoun

Noun

thing

References

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

Cavineña

Noun

root of ena

References

Antoine Guillaume, A Grammar of Cavineña (2008, →ISBN

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neh₃.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Preposition

on, onto (direction, + accusative case)
on (location, + locative case)
to, (direction, + accusative case, used only with certain places (do + genitive is more common))
at, in (location, + locative case, used only with certain places (v is more common))
for (purpose, + accusative case)
at (in the direction of, + accusative case)

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin nōn.

Adverb

Related terms

naun
non

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː/
Hyphenation: na
Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *nāh, *nā, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.

Preposition

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.

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *nāh, *nā, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz.

Adjective

na (comparative nader, superlative naast)

Inflection

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.

Derived terms

nabij
te na komen

Etymology 3

Preposition

(dialectal) Archaic form of naar.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

first person; I

Esperanto

Etymology

Presumably from the accusative suffix -n or Russian на.

Pronunciation

Preposition

(neologism, rare) Preposition introducing an accusative phrase.
Mi legis na Gerda Malaperis.
I read Gerda Disappeared.

Usage notes

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.

Galician

Etymology 1

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine article a (“the”)

Contraction

na f (masculine no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)

in the

Etymology 2

From a mutation of a.

Pronoun

na f (accusative)

Alternative form of a (“her”)

Usage notes

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 terms

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː/, /na/
Rhymes: -aː
Homophones: nah, Narr (latter nonstandard)

Etymology 1

Perhaps from an unstressed form of nu.

Interjection

well!, so!; used to introduce a statement
oh, hm, huh, och, nu; expressing a (usually mild) degree of surprise, doubt, or frustration
(regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) huh?; used as a question marker, often implying that the speaker knows the answer
(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?”
(informal) used to indicate irony or sarcasm

Derived terms

na klar
na und
nanu

Etymology 2

A variant of nein.

Interjection

(regional, chiefly southern Germany and Austria) Alternative form of nein (“no”)

Anagrams

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese na. Cognate with Kabuverdianu na.

The Portuguese word comes from Old Portuguese na, clipping of ena, from en (“in”) + a (“the”).

Preposition

Hawaiian

Preposition

for, belonging to, by

Usage notes

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).

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ ˈnɒ]
Rhymes: -nɒ

Interjection

well, so, hey
Na, nem baj. - Well, no problem.

"Itt van Péter." - "Na és?" - "Peter is here." - "So what?" / So?

Na, gyerünk! - Alright, let's go!

Na, ne mondj ilyet! - Hey, don't say that!

Na, ez fáj! - Hey, that hurts!

Derived terms

nahát
nana
naná

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nˠə/

Article

na (definite article)

genitive singular feminine of an (triggers h-prothesis)
nominative/dative plural of an (triggers h-prothesis)
genitive plural of an (triggers eclipsis)

Contraction

Nonstandard form of ina
- 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.

Mutation

Japanese

Romanization

Rōmaji transcription of な
Rōmaji transcription of ナ

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese na.

The Portuguese word comes from Old Portuguese na, clipping of ena, from en (“in”) + a (“the”).

Preposition

Kasem

Noun

water

References

SIL Burkina Faso, Dictionnaire bilingue kassem - français, 2007

Kikuyu

Particle

(instrumental) with
Gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ.
To cut with a mouth is not to cut with a knife.
(comitative) and, with
Ikinya na thĩ itiaganaga.
The foot and the earth cannot help meeting.
(source) from
Wega uumaga na mũciĩ.
Goodness comes from home.

Synonym: kuuma
but
Kanua njero, na mũciĩ ndũkomeka nĩ heho.
The mouth is sweet, but the house is too cold to lie at.

References

Kilivila

Noun

(in compounds) woman

References

Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 372, 591. →ISBN

Kurdish

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

no (used to show disagreement or negation)

Ladin

Article

na f

an, a

Synonyms

Ladino

Interjection

na (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling נה‎)

here! behold!

Lakota

Conjunction

Latin

Verb

nā

imperative singular of nō, swim!

References

na in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Lingala

Preposition

with, and
in, at
of (form of ya before personal pronouns)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neh₃

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Preposition

(with locative) on, in
(with accusative) on, onto

Luganda

Conjunction

and (only used if the overall statement is grammatically negative)

References

The Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 94.

Mandarin

Pronunciation

Romanization

na (Zhuyin ˙ㄋㄚ)

Pinyin transcription of 吶, 呐
Pinyin transcription of 哪

Nonstandard spelling of nā.
Nonstandard spelling of ná.
Nonstandard spelling of nǎ.
Nonstandard spelling of nà.

Usage notes

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 Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.

Preposition

towards
behind
after, following, later than
in accordance with, based on

Adverb

afterwards, later
close, near

Descendants

Dutch: na
Limburgish: nao

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz.

Adjective

nâ

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ūna

Article

na f sg

a, an

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-na

to rain

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈna/

Adverb

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse hana, the accusative form of hon (“she”). Confer with Swedish na. The correct term in Norwegian Bokmål would be henne, and either ho or henne in Norwegian Nynorsk.

Pronoun

(dialectal, colloquial) her; object form of ho

Usage notes

It is almost without exceptions used as a clitic, and is always unstressed.

Ojibwe

Particle

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?

Synonyms

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a contraction of ne (“not”) and ā (“ever”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑː/

Adverb

nā

not, no
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Version B, year 897
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 22:17
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Fifth Sunday in Lent"

Conjunction

nā

not
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Midlent"

Synonyms

(conjunction): næs

Descendants

English: no
Scots: nae, naw

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Article

na (triggers /h/-prothesis 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)”)

Etymology 2

Determiner

na (‘his’ and ‘its’ trigger lenition, ‘her’ triggers /h/-prothesis, ‘their’ triggers eclipsis)

Alternative form of inna (“in his/her/its/their”)

Etymology 3

Determiner

neuter nominative/accusative singular of nach (“any”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Particle

no, not

Adjective

that

Declension

Derived terms

ena (“this”)
nā (“her”)

Synonyms

Pronoun

na m

that
him, it
them (in plural)

Declension

Synonyms

Pronoun

na n

that
it

Declension

Synonyms

References

na in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

Papiamentu

Etymology 1

From Portuguese na and Kabuverdianu na.

The Portuguese word comes from Old Portuguese na, clipping of ena, from en (“in”) + a (“the”).

Preposition

at
in
inside
on

Etymology 2

From Dutch naar.

Preposition

to
towards

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-na

to rain

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neh₃

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Preposition

(+ locative) on, in
(+ accusative) onto, on
(+ accusative) for, by (a time, date etc.)
(+ accusative) for, to deal with
(+ accusative or adverb) in a particular manner
(+ accusative, mathematics) onto (surjective)

Adjective

na (not comparable)

(mathematics) onto; surjective

Usage notes

When used as an adjective, this word is indeclinable, postpositive (when used attributively), and usually placed inside quotation marks, e.g. funkcja „na”.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /na/
Hyphenation: na

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese na, clipping of ena, from en (“in”) + a (“the”).

Contraction

na f (masculine no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)

Contraction of em a (“in the”).

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:no.

Preposition

Etymology 2

Pronoun

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

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:no.

Riantana

Etymology

From Proto-Trans-New Guinea *na. Cognate to Blagar na.

Pronoun

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit न (na, “no”).

Adverb

Samoan

Pronoun

he / she

Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

in his.
in her.

Usage notes

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).

Article

the.

Usage notes

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.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂no(H). Compare nȁd.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Preposition

na (Cyrillic spelling на)

(+ accusative case) to, on, onto (with change of position, answering the question kùda)
(+ locative case) on, at, in (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)
(+ accusative case) on, by, for, at (in expressions with time)
(+ accusative case) to indicate a source of power or energy

Interjection

na! (Cyrillic spelling на!)

Here you are! Take it!
Help yourself!

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Adjective

-na

four

Inflection

Sicilian

Article

na f sg

(indefinite) a, an

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈna/

Preposition

na (followed by locative šiesty pád)

on (location)

na (followed by accusative štvrtý pád)

for (purpose)

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Preposition

(with locative) on (stationary)
(with accusative) onto (motion towards)
(with accusative) at, on (a moment in time)

Somali

Adverb

moreover

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-na

to rain

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Etymology 1

From enna.

Contraction

(obsolete) en la

Etymology 2

Clipping of nada.

Alternative forms

Pronoun

Eye dialect spelling of nada.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch naar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Preposition

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑ/

Conjunction

and
with
by

Usage notes

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.

na can be suffixed with special suffixes (for human pronominals) or any -o of reference (for other objects) to inflect it with an object (for example, nayo = "with it"):

Inflection

Object-inflected forms of na:

Swazi

Particle

nâ

Interrogative particle; indicates a yes-no question. Placed at the end of the sentence.

Swedish

Etymology

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.

Pronoun

(dialectal, strongly colloquial) her; accusative/dative of hon

Usage notes

Often merged with previous word. Rarely in written form unless supposed to imitate (dialectal) speech.

Synonyms

henne

References

Anagrams

-an, an, an-

Tagalog

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Adverb

now
already

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English and.

Conjunction

Derived terms

olsem na

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nä/

Noun

house

Inflection

Derived terms

(Nouns)

ti' na

References

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.

Unami

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [na]

Pronoun

that (animate)

Venetian

Article

na f sg

a, an

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [naː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naː˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) na • (𦰡)

(Northern Vietnam) sugar apple (Annona squamosa)
Synonym: mãng cầu

Welsh

Etymology 1

Cognate with Old Irish nach, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ne (negative particle) + *-kʷe (“and”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː/, /na/

Interjection

Particle

not (in answers and tag questions)
don’t (in prohibitions)

Usage notes

Triggers mixed (aspirate or soft) 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 forms

nag (used before a vowel)

Conjunction

that … not (introduces a negative noun clause)

Alternative forms

nad (used before a vowel, or where an element is fronted for emphasis)

Etymology 2

Variant of no(g), ‘probably’ from rebracketing of the comparative “*-achn o” as “-ach no”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː/, /na/

Conjunction

na (triggers mixed mutation)

than
neither, nor

Alternative forms

nag (used before a vowel)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː/, /na/

Verb

(colloquial) first-person singular future of gwneud
Soft mutation of gna.

References

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nakkvart.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/, /næ/

Adverb

somewhat
Hä rit nona högt ópp i värä tornä däna
That tower rises fairly high up in the air.

Derived terms

na å na
navondail
na sä när
na sta när
nalta
naltä
navohdt

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑ/, /ɳɑ/

Pronoun

Xhosa

Etymology 1

Particle

Interrogative particle; indicates a yes-no question. Placed at the end of the sentence.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-na

(intransitive) to rain

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zia

Etymology

From Proto-Trans-New Guinea *na. Cognate to Blagar na.

Pronoun

I (first person pronoun singular)

Zou

Adjective

Noun

nose

References

http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf

Zulu

Etymology 1

Possibly from na-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ná/

Particle

Interrogative particle; indicates a yes-no question. Placed at the end of the sentence.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Verb

-na

(intransitive) to rain

Inflection

References

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”

na

na

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

Etymology 2

Interjection

References

Etymology 3

Noun

Symbol

See also

Anagrams

'Are'are

Article

References

Acehnese

Verb

Derived terms

Albanian

Etymology

Pronoun

Alternative forms

Asturian

Etymology

Contraction

Bambara

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Bikol Central

Adverb

Particle

Blagar

Pronunciation

Etymology

Pronoun

Noun

References

Cavineña

Noun

References

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Preposition

Further reading

Dalmatian

Etymology

Adverb

Related terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Preposition

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Preposition

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

See also

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Preposition

Usage notes

Galician

Etymology 1

Contraction

Etymology 2

Pronoun

Usage notes