न

See also: ऩ, नृ, ने, नै, and ন

न U+0928, न
DEVANAGARI LETTER NA
← ध
[U+0927] 		Devanagari ऩ →
[U+0929]

Translingual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə/

Letter

न (na)

  1. A letter of the Devanagari alphabet representing the sound /n/.

See also

Ligatures:

Hindi

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. The letter uses the second.

Letter

न • (na)

  1. The twentieth consonant of Hindi.

See also

Particle

न • (na) (Urdu spelling نہ‎)

  1. not, do not
    कृपया न पीजिए!
    kŕpyā na pījie!
    Please, do not drink [it]!
  2. isn't it?
    मेरा नाम बहुत लम्बा है, न?
    merā nām bahut lambā hai, na?
    My name is very long, isn't it?

Usage notes

न is used in sudden situations, and normally shows alarm. A less urgent alternative is मत (mat).

Synonyms

Raute

Pronoun

न (na)

  1. I

Further reading

  • Encounter with the Raute: The Last Hunting Nomads of Nepal (1976)
  • ASJP

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ne. Cognate with Latin ne, English no.

Prefix

न • (na)

  1. not

Particle

न • (na)

  1. (when used with an interrogative) no, none, no one, nothing, never, etc.
    अहं तं न बोधामि। स मांसं नकदापि खादति॥
    ahaṃ taṃ na bodhāmi. sa māṃsaṃ nakadāpi khādati.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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