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na

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

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

Translingual

Symbol

(international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Nauruan.

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 or Scotland) No.
"Na, yor wrang."

"Na, ye cannet watch telly."

"Divn’t yee like milk?" "Na."

References

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

Etymology 3

Abbreviations.

Noun

(linguistics) Abbreviation of noun animate.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Tagalog na.

Adverb

na (not comparable)

(Philippines, slang) Now; already.

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Hindi ना (nā).

Adverb

na (not comparable)

(North India, slang) isn't it?.

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-Indo-European *nō̆s (“we”).

Pronoun

(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)

in the

Bambara

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [náà]

Noun

stew

Etymology 2

Particle

na (tone nà)

auxiliary marker for future tense

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑ/

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

Cameroon Pidgin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Predicative

copula for nouns and adjectives
a topic marker introducing a clause to lay focus on a subject

Catalan

Etymology

From the final syllable of Latin domina (“Lady”).

Pronunciation

(Central) IPA^(key): /nə/
(Valencian) IPA^(key): /na/

Article

na f sg (elided n', masculine en)

(Eastern Catalan) personal article used before feminine given names instead of the definite article la

Usage notes

While this article (and its masculine counterpart en) is standard in Balearic Catalan, in other Eastern Catalan dialects its use is waning, and the elided of the definite article, l', is used before names beginning with vowels. There is no plural personal article, so the plural definite article les is used in all dialects.

Related terms

dona

Cavineña

Noun

root of ena

References

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

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech na, from Proto-Slavic *na.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈna]

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

Domari

Etymology

From Sanskrit नव (nava).

Numeral

(Aleppo, cardinal number) nine

References

Bruno Herin (2012), “The Domari Language of Aleppo (Syria)”, in Linguistic Discovery‎^[3], volume 10, issue 2, →DOI

Drung

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ.

Pronoun

you (sg.)

References

Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung‎^[4], Santa Barbara: University of California

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch na, from Old Dutch *nāh, *nā, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, 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

-verbs:

Descendants

Negerhollands: na, a
- → Virgin Islands Creole: na

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 Russian на (na) and Polish na; alternatively, from the accusative suffix -n (possibly a blend with the article la or with the suffix -a).

Pronunciation

- IPA^(key): [na]
- Audio:
- Hyphenation: na

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, but disapproved of by most high-level speakers. Proponents recommended using it only where the accusative suffix isn't possible: with numerals (unu (“one”)), particles (iom (“some”), kies (“whose”)), letters (J), titles of books, and quotations, etc. 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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɐ/

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

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?”

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.

Preposition

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

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

Derived terms

(Compound words):
- nahát
- nana
- naná

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian на (na).

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ/, [ˈnɑ]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ/, [ˈnɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑ
Hyphenation: na

Interjection

here! there you go! (said when handing something over)

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 331

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

Mutation

Descendants

→ Yola: na

Japanese

Romanization

Rōmaji transcription of な
Rōmaji transcription of ナ

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese na.

Preposition

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: na
IPA^(key): /nə/, [nə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a.

Pronoun

3rd person singular possessive/ergative pronoun: he; his; she; her; it; its

Etymology 2

Possibly a contraction of nanu (“what”). Compare Tagalog 'no, Japanese な (na), ね (ne).

Interjection

(masculine, informal, mild emphatic) used to get someone's attention, generally carries neutral or slightly positive connotations

Particle

(informal, mild emphatic) sentence-final particle indicating emotion or mild emphasis

Ligature

Connects adjectives to nouns.

Adverb

already; now (expresses the event when following a verb)
already; now (declares the event of action when following a verb in the past tense)
already; now (suggests immediate or quick action when following the infinitive form and future tense of the verb)

Karaim

Alternative forms

на (Cyrillic)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na.

Interjection

here you are! take it!

Kasem

Noun

water

References

SIL Burkina Faso, Dictionnaire bilingue kassem - français, 2007

Kikuyu

Particle

(instrumental) with
(comitative) and, with
(source) from

Synonym: kuuma
but

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

Ladin

Article

na f

an, a

Synonyms

Ladino

Interjection

na (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling נה‎)

here! behold!

Lakota

Conjunction

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /naː/, [näː]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /na/, [näː]

Verb

nā

imperative singular of nō, swim!

References

na in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Lingala

Etymology

Of native Bobangi origin (compare Swahili na), but its functional broadening to "in, at" may be under the influence of West African languages; compare Igbo na, Krio na.

Preposition

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

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na.

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 (na⁵／na⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄋㄚ)

Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吶／呐
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哪

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

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maquiritari

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [na]

Verb

(transitive) to clear (a conuco garden)
(transitive) to clear (brush)

References

Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “na”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volume I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 315

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

Feminine form of nu, from Latin ūnus.

Alternative forms

n' (before words starting with a vowel)

Etymology

From Latin ūna.

Article

na f sg

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

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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Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

to rain

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse hana, the accusative form of hon (“she”). Compare 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 Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na.

Preposition

on, onto (direction, + accusative case)
on (location, + locative case)
for (purpose, + accusative case)
at (in the direction of, + accusative case)

Descendants

Czech: na

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally meaning "never." 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
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Fifth Sunday in Lent"
(poetic) never

Conjunction

nā

not
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent"

Synonyms

(conjunction): næs

Derived terms

nā þæt

Descendants

English: no
Scots: nae, naw

Old Frisian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaː/

Adverb

nā

never

Descendants

West Frisian: nea

Particle

nā

Descendants

Saterland Frisian: noa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaː/

Preposition

nā (+ dative)

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)

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)

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

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n͈a/

Determiner

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

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n͈aː/

Particle

Alternative spelling of ná (“don’t”)

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *na.

Preposition

denotes sublative movement; onto [+accusative]
denotes movement towards some nouns; to, toward [+accusative]
denotes the length of time for which an action will be done; for [+accusative]
denotes a goal or purpose; for [+accusative]
used in some temporal and physical measurements; by [+accusative] or [+locative]
denotes superessive position; on [+locative]
denotes a period of time; during [+locc]
denotes frequency; per [+case]
denotes location with events; at [+locative]
denotes manner [+accusative]

Descendants

Polish: na

References

B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “na”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit न (na).

Particle

no, not

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

(demonstrative) that

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

ena (“this”)
nā (“her”)

Pronoun

na m or n

(demonstrative) that
him, it
(in the plural) them

Usage notes

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

Declension

Synonyms

References

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

Papiamentu

Etymology 1

From Portuguese na and Kabuverdianu na.

Preposition

at
in
inside
on

Etymology 2

From Dutch naar.

Preposition

to
towards

Phalura

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit न (na, “not”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Particle

na (negating, Perso-Arabic spelling نہ)

not
don't

References

Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[7], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “na”, 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)

References

Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[8], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-na

to rain

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish na, from Proto-Slavic *na.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/
(Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒ/
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: na
Homophone: -na

Preposition

Denotes superessive position; on [+locative]
Denotes location with events; at [+locative]
Denotes sublative movement; onto [+accusative]
Denotes the length of time for which an action will be done; for, by [+accusative]
Denotes a goal or purpose; for, to deal with [+accusative]
Denotes frequency; per [+case]
Denotes manner. [+accusative] or [+adverb]
(mathematics) Surjective usage; onto [+accusative]

Adjective

na (not comparable)

(mathematics) onto; surjective

Interjection

(obsolete) take it! here!

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”.

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), na is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 1784 times in scientific texts, 1884 times in news, 1681 times in essays, 1932 times in fiction, and 1319 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 8600 times, making it the 5th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: na

Etymology 1

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

Contraction

na f sg

Contraction of em a (“in the”): feminine singular of no

Quotations

For quotations using 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

Usage notes

This form is not found in Brazilian speech.

Quotations

For quotations using 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

Interjection

right?; tag question

Particle

References

Dieter W. Halwachs (accessed September 19, 2021), “Morphology”, in Romani Projekt Graz‎^[9]
Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “na”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 152

Romanian

Etymology

Cognate to Bulgarian на (na), from Proto-Slavic *na.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/
Rhymes: -a

Interjection

here you are! take it!

Samoan

Pronoun

he / she

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (stressed) /na/, (unstressed) /nə/

Etymology 1

Univerbation of an (“in”) +‎ a (“his/her”).

Preposition

na (+ dative)

(triggers lenition) in his; in its
(triggers H-prothesis) in her; in its

Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Article

na (triggers H-prothesis)

inflection of an (“the”):
1. genitive singular feminine
2. nominative or dative plural

Declension

Etymology 3

From Old Irish a (“that which”).

Pronoun

all that, that which, whatever

Etymology 4

From Old Irish nó, nú.

Conjunction

Alternative form of no

Etymology 5

From Old Irish indás (“than (it) is”).

Conjunction

than

Etymology 6

Univerbation of an (interrogative particle) +‎ do (past tense particle)

Particle

marks an interrogative in the past tense

Usage notes

Colloquial, rarely seen in formal writing.
Dialectal, typical of northern dialects, particularly Lewis and Skye.

Etymology 7

From Old Irish ná.

Particle

don’t (particle used to introduce a negative imperative; triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Preposition

na (Cyrillic spelling на)

(+ locative case) on, at, in (with certain nouns, expressing location without a change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ; see usage notes below)
(+ locative case) on (indicating medium)
(+ accusative case) to, on, onto (with certain nouns, expressing the goal of motion, answering questions kùda (Bosnian, Serbian) or kȁmo (Croatian); see usage notes below)
(+ accusative case) for (with verbs of motion and certain other verbs, to express something which will last for a limited period; after that a reverse action is implied)
(+ accusative case) in (used with seasons)
(+ accusative case) noun attribute for permanent properties, such as sources of power or energy, but not including purpose
(+ accusative case) by, on, through (adverbial phrase of manner)
(+ accusative case) indirect object of certain verbs
(+ accusative case) a part of certain set expressions, which can be spelled also as one word in Croatian

Usage notes

na is used to indicate the location (with locative) or the goal of motion (with accusative), with:

surfaces, either horizontal (table) or vertical (wall), including open spaces such as playgrounds, mountains, islands, most neighborhoods, pictures, the sky
activities, such as ručak lunch, odmor vacation, posao work, predavanje lecture, sastanak meeting
exposure to the sun, fresh air, wind, rain and snow (na suncu ― in the sun)
limits: rub, ivica edge, početak beginning, kraj end, vrh top, dno bottom
languages (na engleskom ― in English)
with more sea, to express at/to the seaside; with selo village, to express in/to the countryside
the noun fakultet

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, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈna/

Preposition

(with locative) on (touching from above)
Synonyms: navrchu, po
(with locative) by, with, using (indicates a means or an instrument)
Synonym: o
(with locative) at (indicates time)
(with locative) at, because of (indicates reason)
Synonyms: z, zo
(with locative, in connection with byť) on, usually translated with a corresponsing verb (indicates state)
(with accusative) on, to (indicates motion towards the upper surface of an object or contact with the object from any side)
Synonyms: smerom na, smerom do, smerom k, o
(with accusative) for, on, to (indicates purpose or goal)
Synonyms: po, proti, pri
(with accusative) at, on (indicates time)
Synonyms: cez, počas, v
(with accusative) at, because of, of (indicates reason)
Synonyms: s, so, z, zo

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈna/ [ˈna]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: na

Etymology 1

Contraction of enna.

Contraction

(obsolete) Contraction of en la (“in the”).

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Pronoun

Pronunciation spelling of nada.

Derived terms

no ni na

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch naar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Preposition

Sumerian

Romanization

Romanization of 𒈾 (na)

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.)

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

Verb

-na

present stem of -wa na (“to have”)

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 most dialects, the corresponding dative form (henne, in Old Norse: hænni) has taken its place. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk na.

Pronoun

(dialectal) her; accusative/dative of hon

Synonym: henne

Usage notes

Common enough to be understood by all native speakers.
Rarely in written form unless supposed to imitate (dialectal) speech. See also the usage notes for honom.

References

Anagrams

-an, an, an-

Tagalog

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/, [nɐ]

Etymology 1

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜈ (na).

Noun

na (Baybayin spelling ᜈ)

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n, in the Abakada alphabet.
Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) en, (in the Abecedario) ene

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *na (“now; already”). Compare Bikol Central na, Cebuano na, Hiligaynon na, and Tausug na.

Adverb

na (Baybayin spelling ᜈ)

already; now (expresses the event when following a verb)
already; now (declares the event of action when following a verb in the past tense)
already; now (suggests immediate or quick action when following the infinitive form and future tense of the verb)

Adjective

na (Baybayin spelling ᜈ)

already; now (expresses the event when following a noun)
now; already (expresses a shift or change in the performance of a task when following a personal pronoun)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Austronesian *na (“linker marking emphatic attribution”).

Ligature

na (Baybayin spelling ᜈ)

Connects words, phrases, and sentences: which is; that is; who is
1. Connects adjectives to nouns.
2. Connects adverbs to verbs.
3. Connects clauses: that; to
4. Connects quantifiers (mayroon and wala only uses -ng)

Usage notes

na becomes the -ng suffix if the preceding word ends in a vowel.

Words ending in -n will become -ng (-g)

It becomes the -ng- interfix in compound words, if the preceding stem ends in a vowel.
‎haba + ‎-ng- + ‎buhay → ‎habang-buhay

‎bunga + ‎-ng- + ‎kahoy → ‎bungangkahoy

It becomes the -m- interfix in compound words, where the next stem starts with a (b) or (p).
‎haba + ‎-m- + ‎buhay → ‎habambuhay

‎ganti + ‎-m- + ‎pala → ‎gantimpala

It becomes the -n- interfix in compound words, where the next stem starts with a (d), (s), or (t).
‎isa + ‎-n- + ‎daan → ‎sandaan

‎bago + ‎-n- + ‎sakop + ‎-in → ‎bagunsakupin

‎libo + ‎-n- + ‎taon → ‎libuntaon

Words ending with -n inside compounds ending will become -ng- (-g-)
‎daan + ‎-g- + ‎bakal → ‎daang-bakal

‎kababaan + ‎-g- + ‎loob → ‎kababaang-loob

‎kabungguan + ‎-g- + ‎balikat → ‎kabungguang-balikat

Tày

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [naː˧˧]
(Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [naː˦˥]

Adjective

na (那,𪿣)

thick
bold, brave

Derived terms

na tứt

References

Hoàng Văn Ma; Lục Văn Pảo; Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[10][11] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Lục Văn Pảo; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[12] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English and.

Conjunction

Derived terms

olsem na

Turkish

Etymology

From Russian на (na) or Ukrainian на (na).

Interjection

(dialect, Trabzon, Rize) here it is! take it!
Synonym: işte!

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)

Venda

Conjunction

and
with

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

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː/, /na/
Rhymes: -aː

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

Soft mutation of gna.

Verb

na (not mutable)

first-person singular future colloquial of gwneud

Mutation

Etymology 4

Adjective

Nasal mutation of da.

Noun

Nasal mutation of da.

Mutation

References

Xhosa

Etymology 1

Particle

ná

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.

Yola

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

no, nae, nowe

Determiner

Particle

Etymology 2

Interjection

Alternative form of naay

Etymology 3

Adverb

Alternative form of no (“not”)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Irish na.

Article

of the

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, London: J. Russell Smith, page 58, 88, 104 & 114

Yoruba

Pronunciation

(high-tone): IPA^(key): /nã́/
(mid-tone): IPA^(key): /nã̄/
(low-tone): IPA^(key): /nã̀/

Etymology 1

Verb

nà

to beat; to hit; to smack
Synonym: lù
to defeat
Synonym: borí

Usage notes

na before a direct object.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ná

to spend
Synonym: náwó (“to spend money”)
to cost
to haggle; to bargain
Synonyms: yọwó, nájà
1. to trade; to go to the market
  Synonym: nájà

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

nà

to stretch; to raise
to aim; to point

Usage notes

na before a direct object.

Derived terms

Zaghawa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/

Pronoun

you (singular); thou
Na dô neygini? : Are you tired?

References

Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad

Zhuang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

na (Sawndip forms 𭆗 or 那 or 𭡇 or 𦀨, 1957–1982 spelling na)

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

Zia

Etymology

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

Pronoun

I (first person pronoun singular)

Zou

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *naa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na. Cognates include Tibetan ན (na) and Burmese နာ (na).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na˧/

Adjective

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *hnaar, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-na. Cognates include Tibetan སྣ (sna) and Burmese နှာ (hna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na˧/

Noun

nose

References

Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, pages 40, 47

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

Translingual

Symbol

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

Etymology 2

Interjection

References

Etymology 3

Noun

Etymology 4

Adverb

Etymology 5

Adverb

See also

Anagrams

'Are'are

Article

References

Acehnese

Verb

Derived terms

Albanian

Etymology

Pronoun

Alternative forms

Asturian

Etymology

Contraction

Bambara

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Particle

References

Bikol Central

Adverb

Particle

Blagar

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Noun

References

Cameroon Pidgin

Pronunciation

Predicative

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Article

Usage notes

Related terms

Cavineña

Noun

References

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Preposition

Further reading

Dalmatian

Etymology

Adverb

Related terms

Domari

Etymology

Numeral

References

Drung

Etymology

Pronoun

References

Dutch