ناـ

Azerbaijani

Prefix

ناـ

  1. Arabic spelling of na-

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناـ (nā-).

Pronunciation

Prefix

ناـ • (nâ-)

  1. un-, non-, in-
    Synonym: غیر (gayr-i)
    ناـ + ‎تمام (tamâm, complete, perfect) → ‎ناتمام (nâtamâm, incomplete, imperfect)
  2. -less
    Synonym: ـسز (-siz)
    ناـ + ‎امید (ümid, hope) → ‎ناامید (nâümid, hopeless)

Derived terms

Ottoman Turkish terms prefixed with ناـ

Descendants

  • Turkish: na-

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ/

Prefix

ناـ • (nâ-)

  1. non-
  2. dis-
  3. in-
  4. un-

Persian

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ná (no, not). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? nā-
    Dari reading? nā-
    Iranian reading? nâ-
    Tajik reading? no-

    Prefix

    Dari ناـ
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik но-

    ناـ • (nâ-)

    1. un-, non-, in-
      Synonym: غیرـ (ġeyr-e-)
      ناـ + ‎کامل (kâmel, complete, perfect) → ‎ناکامل (nâkâmel, incomplete, imperfect)
    2. -less
      Synonym: بیـ (bê-)
      ناـ + ‎امید (omêd, hope) → ‎ناامید (nâomêd, hopeless)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Azerbaijani: na-
    • Chagatai: ناـ (nā-)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: ना- (nā-)
      Urdu: ناـ (nā-)
    • Ottoman Turkish: ناـ (nâ-)
    • Turkmen: nä-

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian ناـ (nā-).

    Prefix

    ناـ • (nā-) (Hindi spelling ना-)

    1. not, un-, non-, in-
      Synonyms: اَـ (a-), غَیرـ (ġair-)
      ناـ (nā-) + ‎پاک (pāk, clean) → ‎ناپاک (nāpāk, unclean)
      ناـ (nā-) + ‎مُمْکِن (mumkin, possible) → ‎نامُمْکِن (nāmumkin, impossible)

    Derived terms

    Uyghur

    Etymology

    Inherited from Chagatai ناـ (nā-), from Persian ناـ (nâ-).

    Prefix

    ناـ • (na-)

    1. un-, non-, in-
      Synonym: غەيرى (gheyri)
      ناـ (na-) + ‎تامام (tamam, complete, perfect) → ‎ناتامام (natamam, incomplete, imperfect)
    2. -less
      Synonym: ـسىز (-siz)
      ناـ (na-) + ‎ئۈمىد (ümid, hope) → ‎نائۈمىد (na'ümid, hopeless)

    Derived terms

    Uyghur terms prefixed with ناـ