ना

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

ना (na) (Latin script na)

1. fish

Inherited from Sanskrit न (na).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː/, [näː]

ना • (nā) (Urdu spelling نا)

1. alternative form of न (na): not
2. not; don't; do not (subjunctive negation)

   आप यहाँ ना बैठें। ― āp yahā̃ nā baiṭhẽ. ― Please do not sit here.

3. why not; doesn't (rhetorical)

   वह बहुत बात करता है ना?

   vah bahut bāt kartā hai nā?

   He talks a lot, doesn't he?

   है ना? ― hai nā? ― isn't it?

ना (nā) is the subjunctive negation and it is only used with verbs which are in subjunctive mood.

Compare the imperative negation मत (mat) which is only used with verbs in imperative mood and the indicative negation नहीं (nahī̃) which is used with verbs in indicative mood.

It also acts as a confirmatory or rhetorical particle when placed at the end of phrases.

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

ना • (nā) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. no (negative response particle)

ना f

1. Devanagari script form of nā (“that”)