nan-

1. Rōmaji transcription ofなん

• nā-,nō-

Fromnān.

• IPA^(key):/nɑːn/

nān-

1. (rare)Denotes absence or lack

   nānan(“no one”, literally“none one”)

   nānþing(“nothing”, literally“none thing”)

   nānwiht(“naught, nothing”, literally“none creature”)

• The use ofnān- seems to have given way to its reduced formnā-/nō-, which is much more commonly used.

• Middle English:non-,no-,na-
  • English:no-(fossilised innoway,nobody,noman,nowhere, etc.)
  • Scots:na-,nae-
  • ⇒ Middle English:non-(merged withOld Frenchnon-)
    • English:non-
    • Scots:non-