nah
Translingual
[edit]Symbol
[edit]nah
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Colloquial/unarticulated form of no. Compare yeah.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]nah
Translations
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Malay nah or Chinese 拿 (ná, “take”).
Interjection
[edit]nah
See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Big Nambas
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Oceanic *nago.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nah
References
[edit]- Big Nambas Grammar, Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*nago”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- nahe (dated or very formal; also a preposition, which is formal too)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw. Compare English nigh. Doublet of nach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nah (strong nominative masculine singular naher, comparative näher, superlative am nächsten)
- near (in space or time or in an abstract sense), close, nearby
- Antonym: fern
- Ich plane in naher Zukunft eine Reise nach Deutschland.
- I'm planning a trip to Germany in the near future.
- 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 573:
- Ellen stand am Fenster und hörte durch Herbstwind und Regen vom nahen Bahnhof herüber die Züge pfeifen.
- Ellen stood at the window and heard the trains whistling from the nearby station through autumn wind and rain.
Declension
[edit]number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist nah | sie ist nah | es ist nah | sie sind nah | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | naher | nahe | nahes | nahe |
genitive | nahen | naher | nahen | naher | |
dative | nahem | naher | nahem | nahen | |
accusative | nahen | nahe | nahes | nahe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der nahe | die nahe | das nahe | die nahen |
genitive | des nahen | der nahen | des nahen | der nahen | |
dative | dem nahen | der nahen | dem nahen | den nahen | |
accusative | den nahen | die nahe | das nahe | die nahen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein naher | eine nahe | ein nahes | (keine) nahen |
genitive | eines nahen | einer nahen | eines nahen | (keiner) nahen | |
dative | einem nahen | einer nahen | einem nahen | (keinen) nahen | |
accusative | einen nahen | eine nahe | ein nahes | (keine) nahen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist näher | sie ist näher | es ist näher | sie sind näher | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | näherer | nähere | näheres | nähere |
genitive | näheren | näherer | näheren | näherer | |
dative | näherem | näherer | näherem | näheren | |
accusative | näheren | nähere | näheres | nähere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der nähere | die nähere | das nähere | die näheren |
genitive | des näheren | der näheren | des näheren | der näheren | |
dative | dem näheren | der näheren | dem näheren | den näheren | |
accusative | den näheren | die nähere | das nähere | die näheren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein näherer | eine nähere | ein näheres | (keine) näheren |
genitive | eines näheren | einer näheren | eines näheren | (keiner) näheren | |
dative | einem näheren | einer näheren | einem näheren | (keinen) näheren | |
accusative | einen näheren | eine nähere | ein näheres | (keine) näheren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am nächsten | sie ist am nächsten | es ist am nächsten | sie sind am nächsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | nächster | nächste | nächstes | nächste |
genitive | nächsten | nächster | nächsten | nächster | |
dative | nächstem | nächster | nächstem | nächsten | |
accusative | nächsten | nächste | nächstes | nächste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der nächste | die nächste | das nächste | die nächsten |
genitive | des nächsten | der nächsten | des nächsten | der nächsten | |
dative | dem nächsten | der nächsten | dem nächsten | den nächsten | |
accusative | den nächsten | die nächste | das nächste | die nächsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein nächster | eine nächste | ein nächstes | (keine) nächsten |
genitive | eines nächsten | einer nächsten | eines nächsten | (keiner) nächsten | |
dative | einem nächsten | einer nächsten | einem nächsten | (keinen) nächsten | |
accusative | einen nächsten | eine nächste | ein nächstes | (keine) nächsten |
Derived terms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]nah
Further reading
[edit]- “nah” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “nah” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “nah” in OpenThesaurus.de
Indonesian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]nah
- Used to conclude a speech or train of thought; now; so; right; okay
- Nah, itu yang tidak bisa kita ketahui. ― Now, that's what we haven't been able to find out.
- Lalu saya dipecat dengan tidak hormat. Nah, ini yang minimbulkan perasaan bahwa itu keterlaluan.
- Then I was given a dishonourable dismissal. Now, this is what made me feel that they had over-stepped the mark.
Interjection
[edit]nah
- I told you so! See?! (at long last the penny's dropped).
- Nah! Makanya jangan makan buah banyak-banyak (a mother scolding a child who has a stomachache)
- See?! That's why you shouldn't eat a lot of fruit.
- Nah! Makanya jangan makan buah banyak-banyak (a mother scolding a child who has a stomachache)
Malay
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]nah (Jawi spelling نه)
- here! (when giving something).
- Nah! Ambil ini.
- Here! Take this.
Further reading
[edit]- “nah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mokilese
[edit]Noun
[edit]nah (construct nihn)
Usage notes
[edit]Like many terms in Mokilese, nah has no non-possessive form; the third person singular possessive form (one's/his/her/its child) is therefore treated as the lemma.
Derived terms
[edit]Munsee
[edit]Particle
[edit]náh
- there
- Téet náh apúw. ― Maybe he is there.
References
[edit]- O'Meara, John (2014) “náh”, in Delaware-English/English-Delaware Dictionary (Heritage), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, published 1996, →ISBN
Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]nāh
Old High German
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw. Cognates include Old English nēh, nēah and Old Norse ná.
Adjective
[edit]nāh
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle High German: nāch
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz.
Preposition
[edit]nāh (takes dative)
Descendants
[edit]Old Saxon
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *nāhw. Cognates include Old English nēah and Old Norse ná.
Adjective
[edit]nāh (comparative nāhiro, superlative nāhist)
Declension
[edit]Strong declension | ||||||
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gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | nāh | nāhe | nāh | nāhe | nāh | nāhu |
accusative | nāhana | nāhe | nāh | nāhe | nāha | nāhu |
genitive | nāhes | nāharō | nāhes | nāharō | nāharo | nāharō |
dative | nāhumu | nāhum | nāhumu | nāhum | nāharo | nāhum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | nāho | nāhu | nāha | nāhu | nāha | nāhu |
accusative | nāhun | nāhun | nāha | nāhun | nāhun | nāhun |
genitive | nāhun | nāhonō | nāhun | nāhonō | nāhun | nāhonō |
dative | nāhun | nāhum | nāhun | nāhum | nāhun | nāhum |
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | nāhiro | nāhiru | nāhira | nāhiru | nāhira | nāhiru |
accusative | nāhirun | nāhirun | nāhira | nāhirun | nāhirun | nāhirun |
genitive | nāhirun | nāhironō | nāhirun | nāhironō | nāhirun | nāhironō |
dative | nāhirun | nāhirum | nāhirun | nāhirum | nāhirun | nāhirum |
Strong declension | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | nāhist | nāhiste | nāhist | nāhiste | nāhist | nāhistu |
accusative | nāhistana | nāhiste | nāhist | nāhiste | nāhista | nāhistu |
genitive | nāhistes | nāhistarō | nāhistes | nāhistarō | nāhistaro | nāhistarō |
dative | nāhistumu | nāhistum | nāhistumu | nāhistum | nāhistaro | nāhistum |
Weak declension | ||||||
gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
nominative | nāhisto | nāhistu | nāhista | nāhistu | nāhista | nāhistu |
accusative | nāhistun | nāhistun | nāhista | nāhistun | nāhistun | nāhistun |
genitive | nāhistun | nāhistonō | nāhistun | nāhistonō | nāhistun | nāhistonō |
dative | nāhistun | nāhistum | nāhistun | nāhistum | nāhistun | nāhistum |
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *nāhuriʀ(ō).
Preposition
[edit]nāh (takes dative)
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From either Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Serbo-Croatian на.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]nah
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