naha

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naha

1. mother

• mama

• (with regards to gender): papa

naha

1. first person; I

• na

naha

1. genitive singular of nahk

• IPA^(key): /naɦa/

naha m (masc. plural nâbii, fem. nâko, fem. plural nâbee)

1. that, that one

• hama
• bami
• himiggê
• nana

• IPA^(key): /nɑːˈhɑː/

naha (Arabic spelling ناھا)

1. alternative form of niha (“now”)

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “naha”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 52

naha

1. (interrogative) what

   Naha beja siya? ― What news do you have [for me]?

   Naha tu karĕmpan? ― What are you so worried about?

2. (interrogative) why

   Naha kita pulaṅ döi? ― Why are you going back?

   • c. late 15th century, Bujangga Manik, folio 11, recto:

     a(m)bu sor(e)yaṅ bĕṅĕtiṅ / ku naha ña mana kitu

     Mother, look back at me, why must it be like this?

• > Sundanese: naha (“why”) (inherited)
• >? Sundanese: naon (“what”) (inherited) (< na-eun < naha-eun)

naha

1. land, country

naha

1. today

Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1861) Grammar of the Mutsun language, spoken at the Mission of San Juan Bautista, Alta California (Shea’s Library of American Linguistics)‎^[1], volume IV, Cramoisy Press.

naha (Sundanese script ᮔᮠ)

1. (interrogative) why

   Synonym: kunaon

   Naha nya hirup kuring kieu-kieu teuing?

   Why is my life always like this?

naha

1. rain