nawa

See also: Nawa, NAWA, náwa, nawă, nawą, Nawą, ɲawa, ŋawa, and nawa-

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naˈwa/ [n̪aˈwa]
Hyphenation: na‧wa

Noun

nawá (Basahan spelling ᜈᜏ)

birthmark
Synonym: pamalit

Adjective

nawa

afloat, adrift (more specifically, sa nawa)

Verb

nawa

to float, to drift

Adverb

nawa

well, nicely

Romanization

nawa

Rōmaji transcription of なわ

**Malay cardinal numbers**
< 8	9	10 >
Cardinal : nawa

Alternative forms

nawă

Etymology

From Sanskrit नवन् (návan), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /nawə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /nawa/
Rhymes: -awə, -wə, -ə

Numeral

nawa (Jawi spelling ناوا)

nine

Synonyms

sembilan / sĕmbilan / سمبيلن
selapan / sĕlapan / سلاڤن

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nāvis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈna.va/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ava
Syllabification: na‧wa
Homophone: Nawa

Noun

nawa f (related adjective nawowy)

(architecture) nave (the middle body of a church)
(literary) country, state (sovereign polity)
Synonyms: kraj, państwo
(obsolete, nautical) craft, ship, vessel
Synonym: statek

Declension

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	singular	plural
nominative	nawa	nawy
genitive	nawy	naw
dative	nawie	nawom
accusative	nawę	nawy
instrumental	nawą	nawami
locative	nawie	nawach
vocative	nawo	nawy

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Declension of nawa

Noun

nawa class 9/10 (plural dinawa)

bean

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-nawa (infinitive kunawa)

to wash (a part of the body, especially the hands)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nawa

Positive present	-nanawa
Subjunctive	-nawe
Negative	-nawi
Imperative singular	nawa

Infinitives

Positive	kunawa
Negative	kutonawa

Imperatives

Singular	nawa
Plural	naweni

Tensed forms

Habitual	hunawa
Positive past	positive subject concord + -linawa
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kunawa

Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanawa)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninanawa/nanawa	tunanawa
2nd person		unanawa	mnanawa
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	ananawa	wananawa
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nanawa

Negative present (negative subject concord + -nawi)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		sinawi	hatunawi
2nd person		hunawi	hamnawi
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	hanawi	hawanawi
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -nawi

Positive future	positive subject concord + -tanawa
Negative future	negative subject concord + -tanawa

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nawe)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninawe	tunawe
2nd person		unawe	mnawe
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anawe	wanawe
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nawe

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -sinawe
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngenawa
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singenawa
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalinawa
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalinawa

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anawa)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nanawa	twanawa
2nd person		wanawa	mwanawa
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anawa	wanawa
	m-mi_(III/IV)	wanawa	yanawa
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lanawa	yanawa
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chanawa	vyanawa
	n_(IX/X)	yanawa	zanawa
	u_(XI)	wanawa	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwanawa
	pa_(XVI)	panawa
	mu_(XVIII)	mwanawa

Perfect	positive subject concord + -menawa
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshanawa
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -janawa
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kinawa
"If not"	positive subject concord + -siponawa
Consecutive	kanawa / positive subject concord + -kanawa
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kanawe

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-ninawa	-tunawa
2nd person		-kunawa	-wanawa/-kunaweni/-wanaweni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-mnawa	-wanawa
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-unawa	-inawa
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-linawa	-yanawa
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kinawa	-vinawa
	n_(IX/X)	-inawa	-zinawa
	u_(XI)	-unawa	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kunawa
	pa_(XVI)	-panawa
	mu_(XVIII)	-munawa
Reflexive		-jinawa

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nawa- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-nawaye	-nawao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-nawao	-nawayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-nawalo	-nawayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-nawacho	-nawavyo
n_(IX/X)	-nawayo	-nawazo
u_(XI)	-nawao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-nawako
pa_(XVI)	-nawapo
mu_(XVIII)	-nawamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nawa)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yenawa	-onawa
m-mi_(III/IV)	-onawa	-yonawa
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lonawa	-yonawa
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-chonawa	-vyonawa
n_(IX/X)	-yonawa	-zonawa
u_(XI)	-onawa	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-konawa
pa_(XVI)	-ponawa
mu_(XVIII)	-monawa

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naˈwaʔ/ [n̪ɐˈwaʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: na‧wa

Interjection

nawâ! (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜏ)

(formal) Said in hope that something will happen: may it be so!; so be it!; let it be so!; indeed
Synonyms: sana, harimanawari, harinawa

Derived terms

harinawa
siya nawa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naˈwa/ [n̪ɐˈwa]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: na‧wa

Noun

nawá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜏ) (obsolete)

easiness
Synonym: dali

Derived terms

kanawa
kanawa-nawa

Anagrams

awan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa.

Noun

nawa

feelings

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈna.wa/

Noun

nawa class 9 (plural dinawa)

bean, pea
(anatomy) clitoris

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