なり

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spellings
(terminal form)
𬼂 (terminal form, cursive, obsolete)
𬻿 (terminal form, cursive, obsolete)

/ni ari//nari/

Contraction of older (ni, case particle) +‎ あり (ari, to be, to exist).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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なり (nari

  1. (Classical Japanese or literary) the classical copula “to be”, equivalent to modern Japanese である (de aru) or (da), or adjective particle (na)
    ()(だい)なる()()(こく)
    idai naru waga sokoku
    our glorious motherland
Usage notes
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  • Attaches to a nominal or the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of declinables.
  • The 終止形 (shūshikei, terminal form) of the copula can be spelled in kanji as , 𬼂 or 𬻿.
  • The kanji form is usually used to denote a sum of money, e.g. (nisen en nari).
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From the 終止形 (shūshikei, terminal form) of the classical auxiliary verb なり.

Particle

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なり (nari

  1. Used when giving an example, without the implication that it might be the best or the only option
    (ろう)(どう)(きょく)なり(そう)(だん)したらどうですか?
    Rōdōkyoku ni nari sōdan shitara dō desu ka?
    What about consulting, for example, the Labor Bureau?
  2. ... or ...
    (らく)(てん)なりどこなり()(もの)をする[1]
    Rakuten nari doko nari de kaimono o suru
    to shop at Rakuten or somewhere
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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From Old Japanese なり (nari).

Thought to be a contraction of (na, the bound apophonic form of (ne), "sound") +‎ あり (ari, to be).[2]

Suffix

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なり (-nari-ri

  1. (Classical Japanese) A modal auxiliary verb indicating hearsay or conjecture based on what is heard: it sounds like; it is said that
    • c. 935, 土佐日記
      (をとこ)もすなる(にっ)()といふものを、(をんな)もしてみむとて、するなり。
      Otoko mo sunaru nikki to ifu mono o, onna mo shite mimu tote, suru nari.
      The so-called diaries that men are said to write - now, a woman will try her hand at writing one.
Usage notes
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  • This word is morphologically a clitic. It is classified as 助動詞 (jodōshi, auxiliary verb) in traditional Japanese grammar.
  • Attaches to the 終止形 (shūshikei, terminal form) of most inflectable words, but to the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of ラ行変格活用 (ra-irregular) verbs. In the latter case, the final is usually omitted in writing, e.g. なり (anari) instead of あるなり (arunari); this is interpreted as unwritten 撥音便 (hatsuonbin), so that なり (anari) is read as あんなり (annari).[3]
  • Conjectures based on something heard, as opposed to めり (meri) which conjectures based on something seen.
Conjugation
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Etymology 4

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For pronunciation and definitions of なり – see the following entries.
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[noun] [from 720] the shape or form of something
[noun] [from late 900s] one's clothing and appearance
[noun] [from mid 1600s] one's body shape or form
[noun] [from 1477] one's circumstances or situation
[noun] [from 1773] one's reputation
[noun] [from 1763] (following the plain imperfective form (attributive form, 連体形 (rentaikei)) or plain perfective form of a verb) indicates the state of the affixed verb or phrase: compare English just as
[noun] [from 1915] (following the plain imperfective form (attributive form, 連体形 (rentaikei)) of an adjective) indicates responding to the affixed adjective: compare English fitting
[noun] [from 1928] (following the plain imperfective form (attributive form, 連体形 (rentaikei)) of a verb) indicates the moment of the action occurring: compare English as soon as
[noun] (after a verb in the past tense ) ... while ...
[suffix] following the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of a verb, indicates the state of the affixed verb or phrase: compare English just as
[suffix] [from 1951] following a noun, indicates a state fitting or becoming to the affixed noun
[suffix] [from late 1300s] following a noun, indicates that shape or form: compare English like
Alternative spelling
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[noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a living, a job, what one does to earn a living
鳴り
[noun] ringing
(This term, なり (nari), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as なり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なり.)

Etymology 5

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Reading of various words.

Noun

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なり (nari

  1. 生り: bearing (of fruits)
  2. 成り, 為り: (shogi) promotion

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 102
  3. ^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 232