নাই

Assamese

Alternative forms

• নাহি (nahi), নায় (nay)

Etymology

From Early Assamese নাহি (nahi), from a derivative of Sanskrit ন (na) (compare Sanskrit নহি (nahi, “surely not”)). Cognate to Hindi नहीं (nahī̃), Braj नाहीं (nāhī̃).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɪ/

Adverb

নাই • (nai)

1. no (representing negation of statements)

   ইয়াত গাজৰ নাই। ― iat gazor nai. ― There are no carrots here.

   Synonyms: ওহোঁ (ühü̃), না (na)

   Antonym: অ (o)

2. negative form of আছে (ase, “have”)

Usage notes

For yes-no questions like "does it happen?", "is it that?", নহয় (nohoy) is used instead.

Interjection

নাই • (nai)

1. no, not (negative response to a yes-no question)

   Antonyms: হয় (hoy), এৰা (era)

Verb

নাই • (nai)

1. negative of আছে (ase, “to have”)

   মোৰ আছে, মোৰ নাই

   mür ase, mür nai

   I have, I do not have

   (literally, “My there is, my there is not”)