נא

See also: נאַ

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Related to Classical Syriac ܢܹܐ (nē, “please”) and probably related Arabic نِيَّة (niyya, “inclination”), see the meanings of its root.

Adverb

נָא • (ná)

1. please, if you please

   נא לא לעשן במסעדה, גברתי.

   na lo le'ashén bamis'adá, g'virtí.

   Please, no smoking in the restaurant, ma'am.

   • Tanach, Exodus 5:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     נֵלֲכָה נָּא דֶּרֶךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר

     nelakhá ná dérekh shlósheθ yamím bammiðbár

     Let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness

Etymology 2

Root
נ־ו־א (n-w-ʾ)
1 term

Compare Arabic نِيء (nīʔ, “raw, uncooked”) and Ge'ez ኒእ (niʾ, “raw, uncooked”).

Adjective

נָא • (ná)

1. undercooked
   • Tanach, Exodus 12:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     אַל־תֹּאכְלוּ מִמֶּנּוּ נָא וּבָשֵׁל מְבֻשָּׁל בַּמָּיִם

     al-tokhlú mimménu ná uvashél məvushál bammáyim

     Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water

References

• “נא” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• בשר נא on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• אן