nina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nina"

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English

Alternative forms

• Nina

Etymology

From the name Nina, taken from the cartoonist Al Hirschfeld's habit of hiding his daughter Nina's name in his drawings.

Noun

nina (plural ninas)

1. (crosswording) A hidden message revealed in the completed grid of a crossword.
   • 2008 April 1, Ilan Caron, “Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 24350 set by Brendan”, in rec.puzzles.crosswords‎^[1] (Usenet):

     The puzzle itself was fairly easy however there was an elegant nina based on the middle entry (INSIDE STORY) in which each of the across answers hid a synonym of "story", e.g. 5A and 6A were: STABle gendER.

   • 2014 August 10, Brian Bethune, “The crossword’s meandering 100-year journey”, in Maclean's‎^[2]:

     Ninas may or may not be present and, even if one is there, it can go unnoticed because, not being intrinsic to the solution, its presence is not advertised—or because it is so well hidden.

   • 2014, Alan Connor, The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief, Penguin, →ISBN:

     Other “personal” ninas are happier and subtler: birthday wishes to loved ones, which, ultimately, have only one intended reader

Anagrams

• Inna, inna, Nain, nain, nani, Nian

Aymara

Noun

nina

1. fire

Bangi

Noun

nina

1. fish sp., electric fish

Catalan

Alternative forms

• nena (child)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈni.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈni.na]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

Noun

nina f (plural nines, masculine nin, masculine plural nins)

1. (anatomy) pupil

   Synonym: pupil·la

2. doll
3. (dialectal) girl, female child

Culli

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua nina (“candle”)

Noun

nina

1. candle

References

• Rivet, Paul (1949), “Les Langues De L'ancien Diocèse De Trujillo”, in Journal de la Société des américanistes‎^[3], volume 38, →ISSN, pages 1–51

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ninna, a nursery or infantile word.

Noun

nina f

1. mother

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nina.

Noun

nina (genitive nina, partitive nina)

1. (anatomy) nose
2. tip

Declension

Declension of nina (ÕS type 17u/saba, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		nina	ninad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	nina
genitive			ninade
partitive		nina	ninu ninasid
illative		ninna ninasse	ninadesse ninusse
inessive		ninas	ninades ninus
elative		ninast	ninadest ninust
allative		ninale	ninadele ninule
adessive		ninal	ninadel ninul
ablative		ninalt	ninadelt ninult
translative		ninaks	ninadeks ninuks
terminative		ninani	ninadeni
essive		ninana	ninadena
abessive		ninata	ninadeta
comitative		ninaga	ninadega

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu nina.

Pronoun

nina

1. you, you all; second-person singular pronoun.

Japanese

Romanization

nina

1. Rōmaji transcription of にな

Kamano

Noun

nina

1. alternative form of ni (water)

References

• The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN)

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi nina.

Noun

nina

1. fish sp., electric fish

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese nina, clipping of menina. Possibly a doublet of nhim.

Noun

nina

1. girl
2. young single woman

Derived terms

• nhinina

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#n

Mangseng

Noun

nina

1. mother

References

• Sara Van Cott et al., A Sociolinguistic Survey of Bebeli (2013), SIL Journal of Language Survey Reports

Miskito

Noun

nina

1. name

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnĩ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈni.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: ni‧na

Noun

nina f (plural ninas)

1. clipping of menina

Further reading

• “nina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “nina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology 2

Verb

nina

1. inflection of ninar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Quechua

Noun

nina

1. fire for cooking, candle, match

Declension

Declension of nina

	singular	plural
nominative	nina	ninakuna
accusative	ninata	ninakunata
dative	ninaman	ninakunaman
genitive	ninap	ninakunap
locative	ninapi	ninakunapi
terminative	ninakama	ninakunakama
ablative	ninamanta	ninakunamanta
instrumental	ninawan	ninakunawan
comitative	ninantin	ninakunantin
abessive	ninannaq	ninakunannaq
comparative	ninahina	ninakunahina
causative	ninarayku	ninakunarayku
benefactive	ninapaq	ninakunapaq
associative	ninapura	ninakunapura
distributive	ninanka	ninakunanka
exclusive	ninalla	ninakunalla

Possessive forms of nina

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative ninay ninaykuna accusative ninayta ninaykunata dative ninayman ninaykunaman genitive ninaypa ninaykunap locative ninaypi ninaykunapi terminative ninaykama ninaykunakama ablative ninaymanta ninaykunamanta instrumental ninaywan ninaykunawan comitative ninaynintin ninaykunantin abessive ninayninnaq ninaykunannaq comparative ninayhina ninaykunahina causative ninayrayku ninaykunarayku benefactive ninaypaq ninaykunapaq associative ninaypura ninaykunapura distributive ninayninka ninaykunanka exclusive ninaylla ninaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative ninayki ninaykikuna accusative ninaykita ninaykikunata dative ninaykiman ninaykikunaman genitive ninaykipa ninaykikunap locative ninaykipi ninaykikunapi terminative ninaykikama ninaykikunakama ablative ninaykimanta ninaykikunamanta instrumental ninaykiwan ninaykikunawan comitative ninaykintin ninaykikunantin abessive ninaykinnaq ninaykikunannaq comparative ninaykihina ninaykikunahina causative ninaykirayku ninaykikunarayku benefactive ninaykipaq ninaykikunapaq associative ninaykipura ninaykikunapura distributive ninaykinka ninaykikunanka exclusive ninaykilla ninaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative ninan ninankuna accusative ninanta ninankunata dative ninanman ninankunaman genitive ninanpa ninankunap locative ninanpi ninankunapi terminative ninankama ninankunakama ablative ninanmanta ninankunamanta instrumental ninanwan ninankunawan comitative ninanintin ninankunantin abessive ninanninnaq ninankunannaq comparative ninanhina ninankunahina causative ninanrayku ninankunarayku benefactive ninanpaq ninankunapaq associative ninanpura ninankunapura distributive ninaninka ninankunanka exclusive ninanlla ninankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative ninanchik ninanchikkuna accusative ninanchikta ninanchikkunata dative ninanchikman ninanchikkunaman genitive ninanchikpa ninanchikkunap locative ninanchikpi ninanchikkunapi terminative ninanchikkama ninanchikkunakama ablative ninanchikmanta ninanchikkunamanta instrumental ninanchikwan ninanchikkunawan comitative ninanchiknintin ninanchikkunantin abessive ninanchikninnaq ninanchikkunannaq comparative ninanchikhina ninanchikkunahina causative ninanchikrayku ninanchikkunarayku benefactive ninanchikpaq ninanchikkunapaq associative ninanchikpura ninanchikkunapura distributive ninanchikninka ninanchikkunanka exclusive ninanchiklla ninanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative ninayku ninaykukuna accusative ninaykuta ninaykukunata dative ninaykuman ninaykukunaman genitive ninaykupa ninaykukunap locative ninaykupi ninaykukunapi terminative ninaykukama ninaykukunakama ablative ninaykumanta ninaykukunamanta instrumental ninaykuwan ninaykukunawan comitative ninaykuntin ninaykukunantin abessive ninaykunnaq ninaykukunannaq comparative ninaykuhina ninaykukunahina causative ninaykurayku ninaykukunarayku benefactive ninaykupaq ninaykukunapaq associative ninaykupura ninaykukunapura distributive ninaykunka ninaykukunanka exclusive ninaykulla ninaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative ninaykichik ninaykichikkuna accusative ninaykichikta ninaykichikkunata dative ninaykichikman ninaykichikkunaman genitive ninaykichikpa ninaykichikkunap locative ninaykichikpi ninaykichikkunapi terminative ninaykichikkama ninaykichikkunakama ablative ninaykichikmanta ninaykichikkunamanta instrumental ninaykichikwan ninaykichikkunawan comitative ninaykichiknintin ninaykichikkunantin abessive ninaykichikninnaq ninaykichikkunannaq comparative ninaykichikhina ninaykichikkunahina causative ninaykichikrayku ninaykichikkunarayku benefactive ninaykichikpaq ninaykichikkunapaq associative ninaykichikpura ninaykichikkunapura distributive ninaykichikninka ninaykichikkunanka exclusive ninaykichiklla ninaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative ninanku ninankukuna accusative ninankuta ninankukunata dative ninankuman ninankukunaman genitive ninankupa ninankukunap locative ninankupi ninankukunapi terminative ninankukama ninankukunakama ablative ninankumanta ninankukunamanta instrumental ninankuwan ninankukunawan comitative ninankuntin ninankukunantin abessive ninankunnaq ninankukunannaq comparative ninankuhina ninankukunahina causative ninankurayku ninankukunarayku benefactive ninankupaq ninankukunapaq associative ninankupura ninankukunapura distributive ninankunka ninankukunanka exclusive ninankulla ninankukunalla

See also

• ninay
• ninayay

Sasak

Noun

nina

1. woman, female

References

• Dictionary of the Sasak language of Lombok, with Indonesian and English (1995)

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *niná.

Pronoun

niná

1. you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.

Sumerian

Romanization

nina

1. romanization of 𒀏 (nina)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nina

1. first-person singular present affirmative of -wa na

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *nìnà.

Noun

nina class I/IX (plural nina class II/X)

1. mother (female parent)

   Synonym: mama

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈna/ [n̪ɪˈn̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ni‧na

Article

niná (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈ)

1. possessive particle, used only with personal names

   Synonym: (colloquial) nila

   mga bisikleta nina Juan at Juana ― Juan and Juana's bicycles

2. ergative marker used with personal names, equivalent of ng mga used with common nouns.

Usage notes

• This is used where there is more than one addressee, as a simpler way of saying ni [1st referrent] … at ni [last referrent] (e.g. nina Pedro at Juan).
• Where it precedes one name, this refers to the person and others surrounding them (e.g. nina Pedro refers to Pedro and anyone other around him, usually unspecified).

See also

Tagalog markers

		pivot1 (ang)	non-pivot1
			core (ng)	oblique (sa)
common	singular	ang	ng	sa
	plural	ang mga	ng mga	sa mga
personal	singular	si	ni	kay
	plural / polite	sina	nina	kina

¹ Also known as the direct or focus.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *niná.

Pronoun

niná

1. you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *niná.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niːná/

Pronoun

niná

1. you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.

Inflection

Stem -ni, poss. stem -ínú (locative kíni)

full form	niná
locative	kíni
copulative	yíni
Possessive forms
	modifier	substantive
class 1	wênu	ówênu
class 2	bênu	ábênu
class 3	wênu	ówênu
class 4	yênu	éyênu
class 5	lênu	élênu
class 6	ênu	áwênu
class 7	sênu	ésênu
class 8	zênu	ézênu
class 9	yênu	éyênu
class 10	zênu	ézênu
class 11	lwênu	ólwênu
class 14	bênu	óbênu
class 15	kwênu	ókwênu
class 17	kwênu	ókwênu

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “nina”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nina (6.3)”