নয়

Bengali

Bengali numbers (edit)
90
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9
10  → 
    Cardinal: নয় (noẏ)
    Ordinal: নবম (nobom)
    Adverbial: নবার (nobar)
    Multiplier: নগুণ (nogun)

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Bengali ন ~ নয় (no ~ noẏ), from Magadhi Apabhramsa 𑖡 ~ 𑖡𑖧 (na ~ naya), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀦𑀅 (naa), from Sanskrit নব (náva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]

Numeral

নয় • (noẏ)

  1. nine

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit নয় (naẏa). Compare Assamese নয় (noy), Odia ନୟ (naya), Hindustani ني / नय (nay).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]

Noun

নয় • (noẏ)

  1. moral principle
    Synonyms: ধর্ম (dhormo), নীতি (niti)
  2. politics, sociology
  3. theology, ethics
Declension
indefinite forms
nominative নয় (noẏ)
objective নয় / নয়কে (noẏ (semantically general or indefinite) / noẏke (semantically definite))
genitive নয়য়ের / নয়র (noẏyer / noẏr)
locative নয়তে (noẏte)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative নয়টা , নয়টি (noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal)) নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো (noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal))
objective নয়টা, নয়টি (noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal)) নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো (noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal))
genitive নয়টার, নয়টির (noẏṭar (colloquial), noẏṭir (formal)) নয়গুলার, নয়গুলোর (noẏgular (colloquial), noẏgulor (formal))
locative নয়টাতে / নয়টায়, নয়টিতে (noẏṭate / noẏṭay (colloquial), noẏṭite (formal)) নয়গুলাতে / নয়গুলায়, নয়গুলোতে (noẏgulate / noẏgulay (colloquial), noẏgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms
  • নয়জ্ঞ (noẏojno)
  • নয়জ্ঞান (noẏoggên)
  • নয়শাস্ত্র (noẏośastro)

Etymology 3

Verb

নয় • (noẏ)

  1. alternative form of নহে (nohe), familiar third-person present of নহা (noha, to not be)

Conjunction

নয় • (noẏ)

  1. or, nor, else, otherwise

Noun

নয় • (noẏ)

  1. not being, no, impossibility
Declension
indefinite forms
nominative নয় (noẏ)
objective নয় / নয়কে (noẏ (semantically general or indefinite) / noẏke (semantically definite))
genitive নয়য়ের / নয়র (noẏyer / noẏr)
locative নয়তে (noẏte)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative নয়টা , নয়টি (noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal)) নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো (noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal))
objective নয়টা, নয়টি (noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal)) নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো (noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal))
genitive নয়টার, নয়টির (noẏṭar (colloquial), noẏṭir (formal)) নয়গুলার, নয়গুলোর (noẏgular (colloquial), noẏgulor (formal))
locative নয়টাতে / নয়টায়, নয়টিতে (noẏṭate / noẏṭay (colloquial), noẏṭite (formal)) নয়গুলাতে / নয়গুলায়, নয়গুলোতে (noẏgulate / noẏgulay (colloquial), noẏgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms
  • নয়কো (noẏkō)
  • নয়তো (noẏotō)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “নয়”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, নয়, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔɪ̯/

Noun

নয় (nôi)

  1. nine

Hajong

Numeral

নয় (nôy)

  1. nine