niaʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nia"

Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniaʔ/, [ˈnĩ.ãʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧aʼ

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

Verb

niaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨊᨗᨕ)

  1. (existential) there is, be, exist
    Niaʼ ruangkayu miong anjoreng
    There are two cats there.
Affixations
  • kaniakkang
  • kaniàkki
  • niakkanngang
  • niàkki
  • paniakkang
  • paʼniakkang
  • paʼniaʼ
Compounds
  • tau niaʼ
  • tau niaʼ-niaʼ

Etymology 2

From Arabic نِيَّة (niyya, “intention, purpose; will, wish”).

Noun

niaʼ (Lontara spelling ᨊᨗᨕ)

  1. intention, desire, purpose, aim, plan
    Niakku rikau erokaʼ assuroko anngerang biseang
    My plan for you is to order you to go out in a canoe..
Affixations
  • aʼniaʼ
  • nìakkang

Further reading

  • A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎[1], Brill, →DOI
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