ना

See also: ऩ, नौ, ने, नि, नृ, नै, न, and -ना

Bodo (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

ना (na) (Latin script na)

1. fish

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit न (na).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː/, [näː]

Particle

ना • (nā) (Urdu spelling نا)

1. Alternative form of न (na): not
2. not; don't; do not (subjunctive negation)

   आप यहाँ ना बैठें। ― āp yahā̃ nā baiṭhẽ. ― Please do not sit here.

3. why not; doesn't (rhetorical)

   वह बहुत बात करता है ना? ― vah bahut bāt kartā hai nā? ― He talks a lot, doesn't he?

   है ना? ― hai nā? ― isn't it?

Usage notes

ना (nā) is the subjunctive negation and it is only used with verbs which are in subjunctive mood.

Compare the imperative negation मत (mat) which is only used with verbs in imperative mood and the indicative negation नहीं (nahī̃) which is used with verbs in indicative mood.

It also acts as a confirmatory or rhetorical particle when placed at the end of phrases.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Interjection

ना • (nā) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. no (negative response particle)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• nā (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• না (Bengali script)
• නා (Sinhalese script)
• နာ or ၼႃ (Burmese script)
• นา (Thai script)
• ᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ນາ (Lao script)
• នា (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Pronoun

ना f

1. Devanagari script form of nā (“that”)

Declension

Declension table of "ना" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Accusative (second)	नं (naṃ)