na

Symbol

na

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Nauruan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑː/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

From Middle English na, from Old English nā, from Old English ne (“not”) + ā (“ever”). More at no.

Etymology 2

Development of Etymology 1, above; compare nah.

Etymology 3

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Tagalog na.

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Hindi ना (nā).

See also

• nad
• ni
• nid
• nah
• na-na
• na-na na-na boo-boo
• na-adjective

Anagrams

• -an, A/N, AN, An, a(n), an, an', an-

Verb

na

1. to be (exist)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nō̆s (“we”).

Pronoun

na

1. (Gheg) we

Article

na

1. the

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + feminine singular article la (“the”).

Contraction

na f (masculine nel, neuter no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)

1. in the

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na/ [n̪a]

Adverb

na (Basahan spelling ᜈ)

1. already

   Naghali na po siya sa harong.

   S/he already left the house.

2. yet (only in questions)

   Tapos ka na?

   Are you finished yet?

3. anymore

   Dai na niya kayang tioson.

   S/he can't endure it anymore.

Particle

na (Basahan spelling ᜈ)

1. connects consonant ending noun or adjective to a noun or adjective that it modifies

   Synonym: -ng

   Bilog na bulan ― Whole month

Phrase

na (Basahan spelling ᜈ)

1. about to; bound to

   Madya na, mapuon na kita.

   Come on, we're about to start.

Etymology

From Proto-Trans-New Guinea *na. Cognate to Zia na.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑ/

Pronoun

na

1. I

Noun

na

1. thing

References

• H. Steinhauer, "Going" and "Coming" in the Blagar of Dolap (Pura--Alor--Indonesia) (1977)
• W. A. L. Stokhof, Preliminary notes on the Alor and Pantar languages (East Indonesia) (1975)
• A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na/

Predicative

na

1. copula for nouns and adjectives
   • 2019 November 19, Kimzy K-Buoy, “Flex”‎, 0:57–0:59:

     MUSIC NA THE KEY SO I NODI PLAY

     Music is the key so I am not engaging in play.

2. a topic marker introducing a clause to lay focus on a subject
   • 2019 November 19, Kimzy K-Buoy, “Flex”‎, 1:39–1:42:

     I go make you number one for ma list because
     Na you be the hardest

     I will make you the number one of my list by reason that, behold, you are the hardest.

Etymology

From the final syllable of Latin domina (“Lady”).

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA^(key): /nə/
• (Valencia) IPA^(key): /na/

Article

na f sg (elided n', masculine en)

1. (Eastern) personal article used before feminine given names instead of the definite article la

   En Pau i na Maria arribaran demà.

   Pau and Maria will be arriving tomorrow.

Noun

na

1. root of ena

References

• Antoine Guillaume, A Grammar of Cavineña (2008, →ISBN