نہ

See also: نه

Numeral

نہ • (transliteration needed)

nine

Noun

نہ • (transliteration needed)

nine (digit)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡 (ṇa), from Sanskrit न (na), likely influenced by Classical Persian (na). Doublet of نا (nā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nə/, /na/ (not to be confused with the cognate نا)

Particle

نہ • (na) (Hindi spelling न)

not, don't, do not (subjunctive negation)
Synonym: مت (mat)

!از راہ کرم یہ نہ پیجیے!
az-rāh-e-karam ye na pījīye!
Please, don't drink this!
used in rhetorical phrases: isn't it, -n't, is it not (he/she/it/they)
میرا نام بہت لمبا ہے، نہ؟
merā nām bahut lambā hai, na?
My name is very long, isn't it?

Usage notes

نہ as subjunctive negation is used in sudden situations, and normally shows alarm. A less urgent alternative is the imperative negation مت (mat). Also compare the indicative negation نہیں (nahī̃).

Conjunction

نہ • (nā) (Hindi spelling न)

neither, nor
Antonym: یا (yā)

نہ وہ کھیل دیکھنے گئے نہ ہم۔
nā vo khel dekhne ga'e nā ham.
Neither they nor we went to see the game.

Derived terms

نہ تو (nā to)

Adverb

نہ • (nā) (Hindi spelling न)

(informal) not
Synonym: نہیں (nahī̃)

یہ نہ ہو پائے گا۔ ― ye nā ho pā'e-gā. ― This cannot possibly happen.

References

“نہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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