naa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "naa"
English
Verb
naa
Anagrams
Akatek
Noun
naa
Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German nein, from Old High German nein, from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”). Cognates include German nein, Dutch neen, nee, Luxembourgish neen, nee, Icelandic neinn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑː/
Interjection
naa
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaʔa/ [ˈn̪a.ʔɐ]
- Hyphenation: na‧a
Verb
naa (Badlit spelling ᜈᜀ)
- (colloquial) Clipping of anaa (“there is; have; be in”)
- naa diay ka'y sakyanan? ― oh so you have a car?
Garo
Verb
naa
Related terms
Inari Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Interjection
naa
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Isthmus Zapotec
Pronoun
naa
- I (1st person singular pronoun)
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naː/
Particle
naa
- negative continuous aspect marker
- Mi naa taak.
- I am not talking.
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 1 Korintiyan 9:26:
- So mi naa ron laik wan man we naa no we a ron go—mi ron chriet a di finish lain. Mi naa fait laik se mi a baks briiz.
- That's why I run straight in the right direction. I fight accurately, not punching the air.
- (literally, “So I don't run like a man who doesn't know to run to–I run straight to the finish line. I don't fight like I'm boxing the breeze.”)
Further reading
- naa at majstro.com
Kasem
Noun
naa
Mandinka
Verb
naa
Adverb
naa
Noun
naa
Navajo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑ̀ː/
Postposition
naa
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shaa | nihaa |
| 2nd person | naa | nihaa |
| 3rd person | baa | |
| 4th person (3o) | yaa | |
| 4th person (3a) | haa | |
| 4th person (3i) | aa | — |
| reflexive | ádaa | — |
| reciprocal | — | ahaa |
Derived terms
Ojibwe
Particle
naa
- emphatic particle
Palenquero
Etymology
Pronoun
naa
Tlingit
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑː/
Noun
naa
- people, tribe
Descendants
- ⇒ English: Na-Dene
Wolof
Pronoun
naa
- I (first person singular terminative pronoun)
Usage notes
This pronoun conveys both person and aspect.
- forms past tense with action verbs or present tense with static verbs.
See also
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| perfect | future | perfect | future | |
| 1st person | naa | dinaa | nanu | dinanu |
| 2nd person | nga | dinga | ngeen | dingeen |
| 3rd person | na | dina | nañu | dinañu |
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nã́ã̀/
Determiner
náà
- of a particular or previously mentioned entity; that, the
- Synonyms: ọ̀hún, ọ̀ún, yẹn
- Èmi lẹni náà ― I am that person (that was previously mentioned before)
Usage notes
- Identified as a definite determiner or article
Synonyms
| Yoruba varieties and languages: náà (“the”) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Language family | Variety group | Variety/language | Subdialect | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ào | Ìdóàní | tìẹ́ | |
| Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú | Ìjẹ̀bú Òde | nẹ́ẹ̀ | ||
| Rẹ́mọ | Ẹ̀pẹ́ | nẹ́ẹ̀ | |||
| Ìkòròdú | nẹ́ẹ̀ | ||||
| Ṣágámù | nẹ́ẹ̀ | ||||
| Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ) | Mahin | náà | |||
| Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀) | Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀) | nẹ́ẹ̀ | |||
| Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | nẹ́ẹ̀ | |||
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | náà | |
| Ẹ̀gbá | Abẹ́òkúta | nẹ́ẹ̀ | |||
| Èkó | Èkó | náà | |||
| Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | náà | |||
| Ìbọ̀lọ́ | Òṣogbo (Òsogbo) | náà | |||
| Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | náà | |||
| Oǹkó | Òtù | náà | |||
| Ìwéré Ilé | náà | ||||
| Òkèhò | náà | ||||
| Ìsẹ́yìn | náà | ||||
| Ṣakí | náà | ||||
| Tedé | náà | ||||
| Ìgbẹ́tì | náà | ||||
| Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | náà | |||
| Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | náà | |||
| Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | náà | ||||
| Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìyàgbà | Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó | n̄ká | ||
| Owé | Kabba | kó | |||
| Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà) | Baàtɛ | yɛ̀ | ||
| Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | á, ɛ́ | |||
| Atakpamɛ | á, ɛ́ | ||||
| Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti) | á, ɛ́ | ||||
| Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo. | |||||
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nã́ã̀/
Adverb
náà
Particle
náà
- used to express solidarity or disbelief
- Èmi náà? ― Me too?
Usage notes
- Always preceded by an emphatic pronoun