na-

Etymology

From Persian نا‎ (na).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɑ]

Prefix

na-

1. (rarely productive) non-, un-.

   Synonyms: bi-, -siz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ná/

Prefix

ná-

1. Prefixed to a traditional Chewa clan name to denote a woman belonging to that clan.

Prefix

na-

1. third person plural agent marker

Reference

• Swintha Danielsen, Tania Granadillo, Agreement in two Arawak languages, in The Typology of Semantic Alignment (edited by Mark Donohue, Søren Wichmann) (2008, →ISBN, page 398

Etymology

From na.

Prefix

na-

1. A prefix, often used where English would use a phrasal verb with on.

Etymology

Derived from the preposition na

Pronunciation

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Prefix

na-

1. after

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʱá/

Preposition

na-

1. with, in company of
2. (with subject concord) to have

Conjunction

na-

1. and (joining individual words)

   Synonym: futhi

2. also, too

   Synonym: futhi

3. even (implying an extreme example)

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “na-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “na-”