Borrowed fromPersian ناـ ( nâ- ) .
na- ( rarely productive )
un- ,non- ,in- Synonym: qeyri- na- + tamam ( “ complete ” ) → natamam ( “ incomplete ” ) -less Synonym: -siz na- + ümid ( “ hope ” ) → naümid ( “ hopeless ” ) FromProto-Oceanic *na
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The noun article. Added to nouns and verb stems to affirm nominal use. Has an element of definiteness. Also used in derivation. ná-
Prefixed to a traditional Chewa clan name to denote a woman belonging to that clan. na-
third person plural agent marker Swintha Danielsen, Tania Granadillo,Agreement in two Arawak languages , inThe Typology of Semantic Alignment (edited by Mark Donohue, Søren Wichmann) (2008,→ISBN , page 398 Inherited fromOld Czech na- Proto-Slavic *na- Doublet ofná- na
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aprefix , often used where English would use aphrasal verb withon (as animperfective verb) (often used withse a lot na- + představovat se ( “ present onself ” ) → napředstavovat se ( “ present oneself many times ” ) na- inSlovník afixů užívaných v češtině , 2017Derived from the prepositionna
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after voor-
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male prefix added onto human words. Steven and Narelle Etherington,Kunwinjku Kunwok: A Short Introduction to Kunwinjku Language and Society (third edition, 1998) na-
alternative form ofnā- na- (Kur-itan spelling ᜈ
forms adjectives indicating a quality na- + dalus ( “ cleanliness ” ) → nadalus ( “ clean ” ) na-
third person singular nominativeproclitic na- (nominative proclitic ,Lontara spelling ᨊ
he ,she ,it ,they (third person singular and plural )From Proto-Torres-Banks*na , fromProto-Oceanic *na ( “ noun article ” ) .
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a ,the (singular article for common nouns )When followed by a noun starting with avowel , the vowel ofna- is elided: na- ēm̄ n ēm̄( “ house ” ) When followed by a noun starting with a singleconsonant ,na- normally changes its vowel to a clone of the vowel in the next syllable: na- bē nē bē( “ water ” ) na- vinhe ni vinhe( “ bamboo ” ) When followed by a noun starting with twounderlying consonants,na- normally remains unchanged: na- l(ō)qōvēn na lqōvēn( “ woman ” ) na lqōvēn( “ a woman ” ) — opp.yoge lōqōvēn ( “ two women ” ) ,tēlge lōqōvēn ( “ three women ” ) ,ige lōqōvēn ( “ women ” ) . For [-human] referents, the number value of the article is unspecified. nē bē( “ water ” ) n ēm̄( “ a house, houses; the house, the houses ” ) na-
Marks thecontinuative aspect, describing actions that take place over an indefinite time and move without a fixed direction or goal. Can also be translated as 'around about ,here and there ,' and is sometimes referred to as anatelic prefix. na- + -nish ( “ work ” ) → naalnish ( “ have a job, work ” ) This prefix is realized asni - before the fourth-person prefixji- da- si- s z- nijiné ( “ someone is playing ” ) , not*najiné , andnidajiné ( “ some people are playing ” ) , not*nadajiné . na-
Marks thediversitative aspect on certain verbs, indicating action taking place in multiple places ("here and there ") without taking place over a specific period of time na-
Verbal derivational prefix meaningacross na-
Verbal derivational prefix meaningdownward ,down from aheight Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr.The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987. Fromnā
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Denotes absence or lack Inherited fromProto-Slavic *na-
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added to verbs to make them perfective na- + pisać napisać added to verbs to meanonto na- + łożyć nałożyć added to verbs to with various meanings na- + mówić namówić Inherited fromOld Polish na- Doublet ofana-
IPA (key ) : /na/ Rhymes:-a Syllabification:na- na-
added to verbs to make them perfective na- + pisać napisać added to verbs to meanonto na- + łożyć nałożyć added to verbs to with various meanings na- + mówić namówić FromProto-Slavic *na- na
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Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings: (no change in meaning) na- + pisáti ( “ to write ” ) → napisáti ( “ to write ” ) onto ,into na- + líti ( “ to pour ” ) → nalíti ( “ to pour in ” ) a little , tobegin tona- + krivīti ( “ to bend ” ) → nakrivīti ( “ to bend a little ” ) na- + gníti ( “ to rot ” ) → nagníti ( “ to begin to rot ” ) enough of, asufficient amount ofna- + cepīti ( “ to chop ” ) → nacepīti ( “ to chop enough of ” ) ( reflexive ) excessively ,thoroughly na- + píti ( “ to drink ” ) → napíti ( “ to drink one's fill, get drunk ” ) Inherited fromProto-Slavic *na-
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added to verbs to make them perfective, often meaning "to do X verb much or enough" na- + ochac naochac na-
contraction ofni- +-a- contraction ofni- +-na- Synonym: ni na -na- (Baybayin spelling ᜈ
used to form complete aspects of verbs prefixed withma- ná- (Baybayin spelling ᜈ
( dialectal ) used to form progressive aspects of verbs prefixed withum- -um- The dialectal prefix, when written, is generally a source of confusion and mockery for the majority of Tagalog speakers, but the two actually differ by pronunciation. Thena- , where it indicates a perfective aspect, is pronounced without stress, while thena- prefix, where it indicates a progressive aspect in some dialects, is pronounced with stress.Na kain siya ng isda.He/She happened to be eaten by the fish. Ná kain siya ng isda.He/She is eating fish. na-
first-person plural inclusive possessive prefix ,our Synonym: nga- second-person plural possessive prefix ,your Synonym: nia- ( human ) third-person plural possessive prefix ,their Synonym: nga- Ternate personal pronouns independent subject proclitic possessive informal formal singular 1st person ngori fangare m ,fajaru f to ri 2nd person ngana ngoni jou ngoni no ni 3rd person una m ,mina f o m ,mo f ,i nh i m ,mi f ,ma nh plural 1st person inclusive ngone fo na nga 1st person exclusive ngomi fangare ngomi m ,fajaru ngomi f ,fara ngomi 1 mi mi mia 2nd person ngoni ni na nia 3rd person ana h ,ena nh i h, nh ,yo h, † ,ya nh, † na h ,nga h ,ma nh
unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific m - masculine,f - feminine,h - human,nh - non-human1 - for mixed-gender groups † - archaic Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ),A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh Fromni- ( “ I ” ) +-a- ( “ recent perfect infix ” ) . Compare withChichewa nda-
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1st person singular subject concord in the recent past tense. Inherited fromOttoman Turkish ناـ ( nâ- ) , fromPersian ناـ ( nâ- ) .
na- ( rarely productive )
un- ,non- ,in- Synonym: gayri- na- + tamam ( “ complete ” ) → natamam ( “ incomplete ” ) -less Synonym: -siz na- + ümit ( “ hope ” ) → naümit ( “ hopeless ” ) Cognate withTernate na- ( “ our ” ) .
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first-person plural inclusive possessive prefix ,our The possessive prefixna- is subject to West Makianvowel harmony , and as such may surface asne- ,ni- , orno- .
West Makian personal pronouns independent possessive prefix 1st person singular de ti 2nd person singular ni ni 3rd person singular me mV an. ,dV inan. 1st person plural inclusive ene nV exclusive imi mi 2nd person plural ini fi 3rd person plural eme di
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second-person singular clitic ,you no coyou seeThe prefixna- follows West Makianvowel harmony , and as such may surface asne- ,ni- ,no- , ornu- .
Clemens Voorhoeve (1982 ),The Makian languages and their neighbours [1] na-
with , incompany of( with subject concord ) have na-
and ( joining individual words ) na-
with , incompany of( with subject concord ) have The meaning "have" can be analysed more literally as "to be with". In the negative,a-
Ngine kati. ―Ihave a cat. Angina kati. ―I don'thave a cat. na-
and ( joining individual words ) Synonym: futhi also ,too Synonym: futhi even ( implying an extreme example ) 
