-न

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• -ᬦ (Balinese script)
• -န (Burmese script)
• -न (Devanagari script)
• -ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌨 (Grantha script)
• -ꦤ (Javanese script)
• -𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• -ន (Khmer script)
• -ນ (Lao script)
• -ന (Malayalam script)
• -ᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• -𑘡 (Modi script)
• -ᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• -𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐣 (Newa script)
• -ନ (Odia script)
• -ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆤 (Sharada script)
• -𑖡 (Siddham script)
• -න (Sinhalese script)
• -𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• -𑚝 (Takri script)
• -ந (Tamil script)
• -น (Thai script)
• -་ན (Tibetan script)
• -𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *-nás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-nás, from Proto-Indo-European *-nós.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐ/

Suffix

-न • (-ná)

1. -ed (forms adjectives from some roots)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of -न (-ná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-नः -náḥ	-नौ / -ना¹ -naú / -nā́¹	-नाः / -नासः¹ -nā́ḥ / -nā́saḥ¹
Vocative	-न -ná	-नौ / -ना¹ -naú / -nā́¹	-नाः / -नासः¹ -nā́ḥ / -nā́saḥ¹
Accusative	-नम् -nám	-नौ / -ना¹ -naú / -nā́¹	-नान् -nā́n
Instrumental	-नेन -néna	-नाभ्याम् -nā́bhyām	-नैः / -नेभिः¹ -naíḥ / -nébhiḥ¹
Dative	-नाय -nā́ya	-नाभ्याम् -nā́bhyām	-नेभ्यः -nébhyaḥ
Ablative	-नात् -nā́t	-नाभ्याम् -nā́bhyām	-नेभ्यः -nébhyaḥ
Genitive	-नस्य -násya	-नयोः -náyoḥ	-नानाम् -nā́nām
Locative	-ने -né	-नयोः -náyoḥ	-नेषु -néṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of -ना (-nā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ना -nā́	-ने -né	-नाः -nā́ḥ
Vocative	-ने -né	-ने -né	-नाः -nā́ḥ
Accusative	-नाम् -nā́m	-ने -né	-नाः -nā́ḥ
Instrumental	-नया / -ना¹ -náyā / -nā́¹	-नाभ्याम् -nā́bhyām	-नाभिः -nā́bhiḥ
Dative	-नायै -nā́yai	-नाभ्याम् -nā́bhyām	-नाभ्यः -nā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	-नायाः / -नायै² -nā́yāḥ / -nā́yai²	-नाभ्याम् -nā́bhyām	-नाभ्यः -nā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	-नायाः / -नायै² -nā́yāḥ / -nā́yai²	-नयोः -náyoḥ	-नानाम् -nā́nām
Locative	-नायाम् -nā́yām	-नयोः -náyoḥ	-नासु -nā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of -न (-ná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-नम् -nám	-ने -né	-नानि / -ना¹ -nā́ni / -nā́¹
Vocative	-न -ná	-ने -né	-नानि / -ना¹ -nā́ni / -nā́¹
Accusative	-नम् -nám	-ने -né	-नानि / -ना¹ -nā́ni / -nā́¹
Instrumental	-नेन -néna	-नाभ्याम् -nā́bhyām	-नैः / -नेभिः¹ -naíḥ / -nébhiḥ¹
Dative	-नाय -nā́ya	-नाभ्याम् -nā́bhyām	-नेभ्यः -nébhyaḥ
Ablative	-नात् -nā́t	-नाभ्याम् -nā́bhyām	-नेभ्यः -nébhyaḥ
Genitive	-नस्य -násya	-नयोः -náyoḥ	-नानाम् -nā́nām
Locative	-ने -né	-नयोः -náyoḥ	-नेषु -néṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Synonyms

• -त (-tá)

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -न