ná-

Inherited from Old Czech ná-, from Proto-Slavic *na-. Doublet of na-.

• IPA^(key): [naː ]

ná-

1. a noun forming prefix

• na-

• ná- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

From Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz. Cognate with Old Saxon nāh, Dutch na, Old High German nāh (German nah and nahe); Swedish nära, Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ); Old English nēah (English nigh).

ná-

1. near, close, nigh
2. insignificant, two-bit, loathsome

Appended to nouns and adjectives. Not to be confused with the identical stem of nár (“corpse”), also used in compounds.

• IPA^(key): /nɑ́-/

• né-, ní-, ń-

ná-

2. Gives a verb a reversionary meaning, equivalent to back, back again, re-

• In some cases, this prefix indicates a change to a normal or expected state. For example, náltsááh (“it dries”) is from the root -TSEII (“to be dry”), and therefore represents a return to the default state of "dry."
• In certain phonological environments, this prefix appears as né-, ní-, or ń-.

ná-

2. Forms the iterative mode, equivalent to "repeatedly".

ná-

2. A thematic prefix meaning around, encircling

• Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 52.

ná-

1. A thematic prefix relating to skinning, butchering, sewing, and smoking tobacco

• Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 53.

ná-

1. A thematic prefix relating to fear

• Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 53.

ná-

1. A verbal prefix meaning upward, rising, starting

• Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987) The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 53.

• Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.