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Pashto

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Pronunciation

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Prefix

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ناـ (nâ-)

  1. non-
  2. dis-
  3. in-
  4. un-

Persian

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ná (no, not). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

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    Readings
    Classical reading? nā-
    Dari reading? nā-
    Iranian reading? nâ-
    Tajik reading? no-

    Prefix

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    Dari ناـ
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik но-

    ناـ (nâ-)

    1. un-, non-, in-
      Synonym: غیرـ (ğeyr-e-)
      ناـ + ‎کامل (kâmel, complete, perfect) → ‎ناکامل (nâkâmel, incomplete, imperfect)
    2. -less
      Synonym: بیـ (bê-)
      ناـ + ‎امید (omêd, hope) → ‎ناامید (nâomêd, hopeless)

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Azerbaijani: na-
    • Chagatai: ناـ
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: ना- (nā-)
      Urdu: ناـ (nā-)
    • Ottoman Turkish: ناـ (nâ-)