নয়

Bengali

Bengali numbers ^(edit)

	90
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Cardinal: নয় (noẏ)     Ordinal: নবম (nobom)     Adverbial: নবার (nobar)     Multiplier: নগুণ (nogun)

Alternative forms

• ৯ (9)
• ন (no)
• নও (nō) — Varendra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Bengali ন ~ নয় (no ~ noẏ), from Magadhi Apabhramsa 𑖡 ~ 𑖡𑖧 (na ~ naya), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀦𑀅 (naa), from Sanskrit নব (náva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]

Numeral

নয় • (noẏ)

1. nine

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit নয় (naẏa). Compare Assamese নয় (noy), Odia ନୟ (naya), Hindustani ني / नय (nay).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]

  Audio:

  (file)

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔe̯/, [ˈnɔe̯]

Noun

নয় • (noẏ)

1. moral principle

   Synonyms: ধর্ম (dhormo), নীতি (niti)

2. politics, sociology
3. theology, ethics

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	নয় (noẏ)
objective	নয় / নয়কে (noẏ (semantically general or indefinite) / noẏke (semantically definite))
genitive	নয়য়ের / নয়র (noẏyer / noẏr)
locative	নয়তে (noẏte)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	নয়টা , নয়টি (noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal))	নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো (noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal))
objective	নয়টা, নয়টি (noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal))	নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো (noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal))
genitive	নয়টার, নয়টির (noẏṭar (colloquial), noẏṭir (formal))	নয়গুলার, নয়গুলোর (noẏgular (colloquial), noẏgulor (formal))
locative	নয়টাতে / নয়টায়, নয়টিতে (noẏṭate / noẏṭay (colloquial), noẏṭite (formal))	নয়গুলাতে / নয়গুলায়, নয়গুলোতে (noẏgulate / noẏgulay (colloquial), noẏgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• নয়জ্ঞ (noẏojno)
• নয়জ্ঞান (noẏoggên)
• নয়শাস্ত্র (noẏośastro)

Etymology 3

Verb

নয় • (noẏ)

1. alternative form of নহে (nohe), familiar third-person present of নহা (noha, “to not be”)

Conjunction

নয় • (noẏ)

1. or, nor, else, otherwise

Noun

নয় • (noẏ)

1. not being, no, impossibility

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	নয় (noẏ)
objective	নয় / নয়কে (noẏ (semantically general or indefinite) / noẏke (semantically definite))
genitive	নয়য়ের / নয়র (noẏyer / noẏr)
locative	নয়তে (noẏte)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	নয়টা , নয়টি (noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal))	নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো (noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal))
objective	নয়টা, নয়টি (noẏṭa (colloquial), noẏṭi (formal))	নয়গুলা, নয়গুলো (noẏgula (colloquial), noẏgulo (formal))
genitive	নয়টার, নয়টির (noẏṭar (colloquial), noẏṭir (formal))	নয়গুলার, নয়গুলোর (noẏgular (colloquial), noẏgulor (formal))
locative	নয়টাতে / নয়টায়, নয়টিতে (noẏṭate / noẏṭay (colloquial), noẏṭite (formal))	নয়গুলাতে / নয়গুলায়, নয়গুলোতে (noẏgulate / noẏgulay (colloquial), noẏgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• নয়কো (noẏkō)
• নয়তো (noẏotō)

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “নয়”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, নয়, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔɪ̯/

Noun

নয় (nôi)

1. nine

Hajong

Numeral

নয় (nôy)

1. nine