نہ

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See also: نه

Baluchi[edit]

Numeral[edit]

نہ (transliteration needed)

  1. nine

Noun[edit]

نہ (transliteration needed)

  1. nine (digit)

See also[edit]

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡 (ṇa), from Sanskrit (na), likely influenced by Classical Persian نه (na). Doublet of نا ().

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nə/, /na/ (not to be confused with the cognate نا)

Particle[edit]

نہ (na) (Hindi spelling )

  1. not, don't, do not (subjunctive negation)
    Synonym: مت (mat)
    !از راہ کرم یہ نہ پیجیے!az-rāh-e-karam ye na pījīye!Please, don't drink this!
  2. used in rhetorical phrases: isn't it, -n't, is it not (he/she/it/they)
    میرا نام بہت لمبا ہے، نہ؟
    merā nām bahut lambā hai, na?
    My name is very long, isn't it?

Usage notes[edit]

نہ as subjunctive negation is used in sudden situations, and normally shows alarm. A less urgent alternative is the imperative negation مت (mat). Also compare the indicative negation نہیں (nahī̃).

Conjunction[edit]

نہ () (Hindi spelling )

  1. neither, nor
    Antonym: یا ()
    نہ وہ کھیل دیکھنے گئے نہ ہم۔
    vo khel dekhne ga'e ham.
    Neither they nor we went to see the game.

Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

نہ () (Hindi spelling )

  1. (informal) not
    Synonym: نہیں (nahī̃)
    یہ نہ ہو پائے گا۔ye ho pā'e-gā.This cannot possibly happen.

References[edit]

  • نہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.