нана

See also: няня, Appendix:Variations of "nana", and Appendix:Variations of "haha"

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːna/

Noun

на̄на • (naana) class jb

1. mother

References

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “нана”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 366

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːna/

Noun

на̄на • (naana) class jb

1. mother

References

• Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “нана”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 302

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnana]
• Hyphenation: на‧на
• Rhymes: -ana

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

нана • (nana) third-singular present, impf (diminutive нанка)

1. (intransitive, childish) to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of нана (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	нанал	—	adjectival participle	—
feminine	нанала	—	adverbial participle	нанајќи
neuter	нанало	—	verbal noun	нанање
plural	нанале	—	perfect participle	нанато
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	нанам	нанав	—	—
2nd singular	нанаш	нанаше	—	нанај
3rd singular	нана	нанаше	—	—
1st plural	нанаме	нанавме	—	—
2nd plural	нанате	нанавте	—	нанајте
3rd plural	нанаат	нанаа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум нанал		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам нанато		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев нанал		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав нанато		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал нанато		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе нанам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам нанато		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе нанав		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав нанато		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум нанал		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал нанато		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би нанал		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал нанато		conditional of има + perfect participle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Noun

нана • (nana) f

1. (dialectal) mint

   Synonyms: мента f (menta), нане n (nane)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǎːna/
• Hyphenation: на́‧на
• Rhymes: -ǎːna

Noun

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

1. mother
2. grandmother

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǎːna/
• Hyphenation: на́‧на

Noun

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

1. mint

   Synonym: мѐтвица

References

• “нана” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “нана” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian ننه (nana), originally from baby talk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nänä/, [nänä]

Noun

Dari	ننه, مامی ,بوبو
Iranian Persian	مامان
Tajik	нана

нана • (nana)

1. (informal or childish) mother
2. (informal or childish) grandmother

Udi

Etymology

Might be akin to Chechen нана (nana).

Noun

нана • (nana)

1. mother