নই

Bengali

নই • (noi)

negative of আছি (achi, “I am”)
আমি ধার্মিক নই
ami dharmik noi
I am not religious.

Inherited from Sanskrit নদী (nadī). Doublet of নদী (nodi).

নই • (noi)

(archaic) river
Synonyms: সরিৎ (śorit), তটিনী (toṭini), তরঙ্গিণী (toroṅgini), গাঙ্গ (gaṅgo), নদ (nod), নদী (nodi), স্রোতস্বতী (srōtośśoti), দরিয়া (doriẏa), সোঁতা (śō̃ta)

indefinite forms
nominative	নই (noi)
objective	নই / নইকে (noi (semantically general or indefinite) / noike (semantically definite))
genitive	নইর (noir)
locative	নইতে / নইয় (noite / noiẏ)

definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	নইটি , নইটা (noiṭi, noiṭa)	নইগুলি, নইগুলা, নইগুলো (noiguli, noigula, noigulō)
objective	নইটি, নইটা (noiṭi, noiṭa)	নইগুলি, নইগুলা, নইগুলো (noiguli, noigula, noigulō)
genitive	নইটির, নইটার (noiṭir, noiṭar)	নইগুলির, নইগুলার, নইগুলোর (noigulir, noigular, noigulōr)
locative	নইটিতে, নইটাতে, নইটায় (noiṭite, noiṭate, noiṭaẏ)	নইগুলিতে, নইগুলাতে, নইগুলায়, নইগুলোতে (noigulite, noigulate, noigulaẏ, noigulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀺𑀅 (ṇavia), from Sanskrit নব্য (navya), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos. Cognates include Persian (now), Ancient Greek νέος (néos), Russian но́вый (nóvyj), Italian nuovo and English new. Doublet of নয়া (noẏa) and নব (nobo).

নই • (noi) (comparative আরও নই, superlative সবচেয়ে নই)

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