nanti
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Sabir nanti, from Italian niente, from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem or ne inde.
Determiner
nanti
- (Polari) No; not any.
- 1851, Henry Mayhew, “Our Street Folk”, in London Labour and the London Poor[1], volume 3, published 1861, The Canvas Clown, page 126:
- There was no clown for the pantomime, for he had disappointed us, and of course they couldn't get on without one; so, to keep the concern going, old Johnson, who know I was a good tumbler, came up to me, and said 'he had nanti vampo, and your nabs must fake it;' which means,—We have no clown, and you must do it.
- 2004, Paul Baker, Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang:
- She's with the trade your mother charvaed yesterday. Some omees have nanti taste!
- 2012 January 10, Karis, “Gareth's bright blue outfit”, in Big Brother Forum (Digital Spy)[2]:
- I can't see that over his heaving thews and bulging lallies!¶ Of course he's nanti riah, but with a basket like that, who cares about his eek?
Derived terms
- nanti palaver (“hold your tongue”), nanti dinarly (“no money”), nanti parnarly (“be careful”)
French
Etymology
Past participle of nantir.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nanti (feminine nantie, masculine plural nantis, feminine plural nanties)
- paid, having received wages
- rich, well-off, well-to-do
Noun
nanti m (plural nantis)
- one who is wealthy and privileged
Verb
nanti (feminine nantie, masculine plural nantis, feminine plural nanties)
- past participle of nantir
Further reading
- “nanti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Noun
nanti (first-person possessive nantiku, second-person possessive nantimu, third-person possessive nantinya)
Derived terms
Verb
nanti
- to wait
Walloon
Adjective
nanti
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