na

na

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of na in English

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)

  1. (obsolete) Not.
  2. (obsolete) No.

Etymology 2

Development of Etymology 1, above; compare nah.

Interjection

na

  1. (Tyneside) No.
    "Na, yor wrang."
    "Na, ye cannet watch telly"
    "Divn’t yee like milk?" "'Na" (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
  2. (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

na

  1. (linguistics) Abbreviation of noun animate.

Symbol

na

  1. nanoamp

See also

  • nad
  • ni
  • nid
  • nah

Anagrams

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

'Are'are

Article

na

  1. the

References

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

Acehnese

Verb

na

  1. 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

na

  1. (Gheg) we

Alternative forms

  • ne
  • në

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)

  1. in the

Bambara

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [náà]

Noun

na

  1. stew

References

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

Bikol Central

Adverb

na

  1. already

Particle

na

  1. 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

na

  1. I

Noun

na

  1. 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

na

  1. root of ena

References

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

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

na

  1. I

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na/

Preposition

na

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

Further reading

  • na in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • na in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin nōn.

Adverb

na

  1. no
  2. not

Related terms

  • naun
  • non

Domari

Etymology

From Sanskrit नव (nava).

Numeral

na

  1. (Aleppo, cardinal) nine

References

  • Bruno Herin (2012) , “The Domari Language of Aleppo (Syria)”, in Linguistic Discovery‎[1], volume 10, issue 2, DOI:10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.412

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Preposition

na

  1. after
  2. (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)

  1. close
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

na

  1. (dialectal) Archaic form of naar.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

na

  1. first person; I

See also

  • naha

Esperanto

Etymology

Presumably from the accusative suffix -n or Russian на.

Pronunciation

Preposition

na

  1. (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)

  1. in the

Etymology 2

From a mutation of a.

Pronoun

na f (accusative)

  1. 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
  • a
  • la
  • no

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na(ː)/
  • Rhymes: -aː
  • Homophones: nah, Narr (latter regional)

Etymology 1

Perhaps from an unstressed form of nu.

Interjection

na

  1. well!, so!; used to introduce a statement
  2. oh, hm, huh, och, nu; expressing a (usually mild) degree of surprise, doubt, or frustration
  3. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) huh?; used as a question marker, often implying that the speaker knows the answer
  4. (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?”
Derived terms
  • na klar
  • na und
  • nanu

Etymology 2

A variant of nein.

Interjection

na

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

Anagrams

  • an

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

na

  1. at
  2. in
  3. on

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Preposition

na

  1. 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

na

  1. 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)

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

Contraction

na

  1. 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

Further reading

  • "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.

Japanese

Romanization

na

  1. Rōmaji transcription of な
  2. 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

na

  1. at
  2. in
  3. on

Kasem

Noun

na

  1. water

References

  • SIL Burkina Faso, Dictionnaire bilingue kassem - français, 2007

Kikuyu

Particle

na

  1. (instrumental) with
    Gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ.
    To cut with a mouth is not to cut with a knife.
  2. (comitative) and, with
    Ikinya na thĩ itiaganaga.
    The foot and the earth cannot help meeting.
  3. (source) from
    Wega uumaga na mũciĩ.
    Goodness comes from home.
    Synonym: kuuma
  4. but
    Kanua njero, na mũciĩ ndũkomeka nĩ heho.
    The mouth is sweet, but the house is too cold to lie at.

References

Kilivila

Noun

na

  1. (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

Ladin

Article

na f

  1. an, a

Synonyms

  • n'

See also

  • n

Ladino

Interjection

na (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling נה‎)

  1. here! behold!

Lakota

Conjunction

na

  1. and

Latin

Verb

nā

  1. 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

na

  1. with, and
  2. in, at
  3. of (form of ya before personal pronouns)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na/

Preposition

na

  1. (with locative) on, in
  2. (with accusative) on, onto

Further reading

  • 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.

Luganda

Conjunction

na

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

See also

  • ne

References

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

Mandarin

Pronunciation

Romanization

na (Zhuyin ˙ㄋㄚ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 吶, 呐
  2. Pinyin transcription of 哪

na

  1. Nonstandard spelling of nā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of ná.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of nǎ.
  4. 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

na

  1. towards
  2. behind
  3. after, following, later than
  4. in accordance with, based on

Adverb

na

  1. afterwards, later
  2. close, near
Descendants
  • Dutch: na
  • Limburgish: nao

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

nâ

  1. close
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • “na (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “na (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “na (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “na (I)”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “na (II)”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

  • n'

Etymology

From Latin ūna

Article

na f sg

  1. a, an

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ná, from Proto-Indo-European *ne. Related to ne.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

na

  1. no

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-na

  1. 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

na

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {}.

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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

na

  1. (dialectal, colloquial) her; object form of ho

Usage notes

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

See also

  • a
  • hu

Ojibwe

Particle

na

  1. 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

  • ina

Old English

Alternative forms

  • nō

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑː/

Adverb

nā

  1. 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

  1. not
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Midlent"

Synonyms

  • (conjunction): næs

Descendants

  • English: no
  • Scots: nae, naw

See also

  • nāht
  • nān
  • ne
  • nese

Old Frisian

Etymology 1

Blend of ne (“not”) +‎ ā (“ever”). Akin to Old English nā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaː/

Adverb

nā

  1. never
Descendants
  • West Frisian: nea

Particle

nā

  1. no
Descendants
  • Saterland Frisian: noa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaː/

Preposition

nā (+ dative)

  1. Alternative form of nēi

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈a/

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)

  1. Aphetic form of inna (“the (various inflected forms)”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈a/

Determiner

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

  1. Aphetic form of inna (“in his/her/its/their”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈a/

Determiner

na

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

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n͈aː/

Particle

na

  1. Alternative spelling of ná (“don’t”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit न (na).

Particle

na

  1. no, not

Adjective

na

  1. (demonstrative) that

Declension

Derived terms

  • ena (“this”)
  • nā (“her”)

Synonyms

  • ta

Pronoun

na m or n

  1. (demonstrative) that
  2. him, it
  3. (in the plural) them

Declension

Usage notes

Note that this is not used to reference, explicitly or implicitly, a neuter noun in the plural.

Synonyms

  • ta

References

Pali Text Society, editor (1921-1925) , “na”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead

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

na

  1. at
  2. in
  3. inside
  4. on

Etymology 2

From Dutch naar.

Preposition

na

  1. to
  2. towards

Phalura

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit न (na, “not”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na/

Particle

na (negating, Perso-Arabic spelling نہ)

  1. not
  2. don't

References

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “(6906)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na/

Interjection

na (Perso-Arabic spelling نہ)

  1. no!

References

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[5], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-na

  1. 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

na

  1. (+ locative) on
  2. (+ locative) in, at
  3. (+ accusative) onto, on
  4. (+ accusative) to
  5. (+ accusative) for, by (a time, date etc.)
  6. (+ accusative) for, to deal with
  7. (+ accusative) per
  8. (+ accusative or adverb) in a particular manner
  9. (+ accusative, mathematics) onto (surjective)

Adjective

na (not comparable)

  1. (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”.

Further reading

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

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)

  2. Contraction of em a (“in the”).
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.

Preposition

na

  1. at
  2. in

Etymology 2

Pronoun

na

  2. 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 using this term, see Citations:no.

Riantana

Etymology

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

Pronoun

na

  1. I

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit न (na, “no”).

Adverb

na

  1. no
  2. not

Samoan

Pronoun

na

  1. he / she

See also

Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

na

  1. in his.
  2. 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).

See also

  • nad
  • nam
  • nan
  • nar
  • nur

Article

na

  1. 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.

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na/

Preposition

na (Cyrillic spelling на)

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

Interjection

na! (Cyrillic spelling на!)

  1. Here you are! Take it!
  2. Help yourself!

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Adjective

-na

  1. four

Inflection

Sicilian

Article

na f sg

  1. (indefinite) a, an

See also

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna/

Preposition

na (followed by locative šiesty pád)

  1. on (location)

na (followed by accusative štvrtý pád)

  1. for (purpose)

Further reading

  • na in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na/

Preposition

na

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

Further reading

  • “na”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Somali

Adverb

na

  1. moreover

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-na

  1. to rain

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Etymology 1

From enna.

Contraction

na

  1. (obsolete) en la

Etymology 2

Representing accents where intervocalic /d/ is lost after a stressed syllable.

Alternative forms

  • na'

Pronoun

na

  1. Pronunciation spelling of nada.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch naar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na/

Preposition

na

  1. to

Swahili

Etymology

Akin to Lingala na, Luganda na. From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Find Bantu cognates and Proto-Bantu etymon”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ/

Conjunction

na

  1. and
  2. with
  3. 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

  1. 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

na

  1. (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

See also

  • en

References

Anagrams

  • -an, an, an-

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na/

Adverb

na

  1. already; now (expresses the event when followed by a verb)
  2. already; now (declares the event of action when followed by a verb in the past tense)
  3. already; now (suggests immediate or quick action when followed by the infinitive form and future tense of the verb)

Adjective

na

  1. already; now (expresses the event when followed by a noun)
  2. now; already (expresses a shift or change in the performance of a task when followed by a personal pronoun)

Preposition

na

  1. connects adjectives and nouns
  2. connects adverb and verb; becomes a "ng" if the preceding word ends in a vowel

See also

  • nang
  • ng

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English and.

Conjunction

na

  1. and

Derived terms

  • olsem na

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nä/

Noun

na

  1. 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

na

  1. that (animate)

Venetian

Article

na f sg

  1. 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)

  1. (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

na

  1. no

Particle

na

  1. not (in answers and tag questions)
  2. 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

na

  1. that … not (introduces a negative noun clause)
Alternative forms
  • nad (used before a vowel, or where an element is fronted for emphasis)
See also
  • y (affirmative)

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)

  1. than
  2. neither, nor
Alternative forms
  • nag (used before a vowel)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naː/, /na/

Verb

na

  1. Soft mutation of gna.

Verb

na (not mutable)

  1. (colloquial) first-person singular future of gwneud

Mutation

Etymology 4

Adjective

na

  1. Nasal mutation of da.

Noun

na

  1. Nasal mutation of da.

Mutation

References

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nakkvart.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na/, /næ/

Adverb

na

  1. 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

na

  1. her

Xhosa

Etymology 1

Particle

ná

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-na

  1. (intransitive) to rain
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English na, from nan (“none”), from Old English nān. Cognates include English no and Scots nae.

Particle

na

  1. no

References

  • Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, →ISBN

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːᴬ (“thick”). Cognate with Thai หนา (nǎa), Lao ໜາ (nā), Lü ᦐᦱ (ṅaa), Shan ၼႃ (nǎa), Ahom 𑜃𑜡 (naa), Bouyei nal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /na˨˦/
  • Tone numbers: na1
  • Hyphenation: na

Adjective

na (Sawndip forms 𭆗 or 那 or 𭡇 or 𦀨, old orthography na)

  1. thick (with opposite surfaces far apart)
    Antonym: mbang
  2. (of vegetation) dense; thick

Zia

Etymology

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

Pronoun

na

  1. I (first person pronoun singular)

Zou

Adjective

na

  1. ill

Noun

na

  1. nose

References

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

Zulu

Etymology 1

Possibly from na-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ná/

Particle

na

  1. 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

  1. (intransitive) to rain
Inflection

See also

  • imvula

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”

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