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nahi

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See also: nahí

Basque

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Basque Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eu

Etymology

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From Proto-Basque *na(h)i.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /nahi/ [na.hi]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /nai̯/ [nai̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ahi
  • Rhymes: -ai̯
  • Hyphenation: na‧hi

Noun

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nahi inan

  1. will, wish
  2. liking, fondness

Usage notes

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Mostly used in the compound verb phrase nahi izan (to want).

Declension

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Further reading

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  • nahi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • nahi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Old High German

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Etymology

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From nāh (near) +‎ .

Noun

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nāhī f

  1. vicinity

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle High German: næhe

Unami

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Particle

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nahi

  1. downstream
    Antonym: nalahi
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References

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  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “nahi”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project

Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nȃgъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɦi/
  • Rhymes: -aɦi
  • Hyphenation: na‧hi
  • Syllabification: na‧hi

Adjective

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nahi (comparative nahiši, superlative najnahiši, absolute superlative nanajnahiši, excessive přenahi, adverb naho)

  1. naked
  2. bald, hairless

Declension

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References

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  • nahi” in Soblex