নাই

Assamese

Alternative forms

  • নাহি (nahi), নায় (nay)

Etymology

From Old Assamese নাহি (nahi), from a derivative of Sanskrit (na) (compare Sanskrit নহি (nahi, surely not)). Cognate to Hindi नहीं (nahī̃), Braj नाहीं (nāhī̃).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naɪ/

Adverb

নাই (nai)

  1. no (representing negation of statements)
    ইয়াত গাজৰ নাইiat gazor nai.There are no carrots here.
    Synonyms: ওহোঁ (ühü̃), না (na)
    Antonym: (o)
  2. negative form of আছে (ase, have)

Usage notes

For yes-no questions like "does it happen?", "is it that?", নহয় (nohoy) is used instead.

Interjection

নাই (nai)

  1. no, not (negative response to a yes-no question)
    Antonyms: হয় (hoy), এৰা (era)

Verb

নাই (nai)

  1. negative of আছে (ase, to have)
    মোৰ আছে, মোৰ নাই
    mür ase, mür nai
    I have, I do not have
    (literally, “My there is, my there is not”)
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