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Translingual

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə/
Hindi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə/
See also
- (Devanagari script letters) अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अः, अँ, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, त्र, ज्ञ, क्ष, क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, झ़, ड़, ढ़, ष़ (Category: Hindi letters) [edit]
- (with nuqta): ऩ (ṉ)
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑː/, /nə/
While the second pronunciation is the expected one for the particle, the first, with a long "ā", is more common.
Particle
न • (na) (Urdu spelling نہ)
Usage notes
न is used in sudden situations, and normally shows alarm. A less urgent alternative is मत (mat).
Pali
Alternative forms
Raute
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka. Cognate with Chinese 我 (wǒ).
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ná, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ná, from Proto-Indo-European *né. Cognate with Latin ne, English no.
Particle
न • (ná)
Descendants
- Dardic: *ná
- Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (na)
- Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (na)
- Kalami: [script needed] (na)
- Khowar: [script needed] (na), [script needed] (no)
- Kashmiri: [script needed] (na)
- Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (na)
- Northeast Pashayi: [Term?] (na)
- Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (na)
- Phalura: [script needed] (na)
- Shina: [script needed] (na)
- Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (na)
- Southwest Pashayi: [script needed] (na)
- Tirahi: [script needed] (nā)
- Torwali: [script needed] (na)
- Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (na)
- Helu:
- Dhivehi: ނަ (na)
- Sinhalese: න (na)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
- Pali: na
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡 (ṇa), 𑀡𑀸 (ṇā)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ná (6906)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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