ناـ

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑ/

Prefix

ناـ • (nâ-)

1. non-
2. dis-
3. in-
4. un-

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ná (“no, not”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.]

Readings
Classical reading?	nā-
Dari reading?	nā-
Iranian reading?	nâ-
Tajik reading?	no-

Prefix

Dari	ناـ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	но-

ناـ • (nâ-)

1. un-, non-, in-

   Synonym: غیرـ (ğeyr-e-)

   ‎ناـ + ‎کامل (kâmel, “complete, perfect”) → ‎ناکامل (nâkâmel, “incomplete, imperfect”)

3. -less

   Synonym: بیـ (bê-)

   ‎ناـ + ‎امید (omêd, “hope”) → ‎ناامید (nâomêd, “hopeless”)

Derived terms

Persian terms prefixed with ناـ

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: na-
• → Chagatai: ناـ
  • Uyghur: ناـ (na-)
  • Uzbek: no-
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: ना- (nā-)

  Urdu: ناـ (nā-)

• → Ottoman Turkish: ناـ (nâ-)
  • Turkish: na-