Translingual

Letter

न (na)

1. A letter of the Devanagari alphabet representing the sound /n/.

See also

Ligatures:

• श्न (śna): श + न

Hindi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑː], [nə]

While the second pronunciation is the expected one for the particle, the first, with a long "ā", is more common. The letter uses the second.

Letter

न • ‎(na)

1. The twentieth consonant of Hindi.

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ ष़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}
• (with nuqta): ऩ ‎(ṉ)

Particle

न • ‎(na) ‎(Urdu spelling نہ)

1. not, do not

   कृपया न पीजिए!‎

   kŕpyā na pījie!

   Please, do not drink [it]!

2. isn't it?

   मेरा नाम बहुत लम्बा है, न?‎

   merā nām bahut lambā hai, na?

   My name is very long, isn't it?

Usage notes

न is used in sudden situations, and normally shows alarm. A less urgent alternative is मत ‎(mat).

Synonyms

• मत ‎(mat)
• नहीं ‎(nahī̃)

Sanskrit

Prefix

न • ‎(na)

1. not
2. (when used with an interrogative) none, no one, nothing, never, etc.

   अहं तं न बोधामि। स मांसं नकदापि खादति॥‎

   ahaṃ taṃ na bodhāmi. sa māṃsaṃ nakadāpi khādati॥

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)