ni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ni"

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni/

• Audio (General American):

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Noun

ni

1. (grammar) Initialism of noun inanimate.

See also

• na
• nad
• nid

Anagrams

• -in, -in', IN, i'n, in, in-

Abinomn

Pronoun

ni

1. you (singular)

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nəj(ʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /ni˧/
• (Longchuan) [ne³¹]
• (Xiandao) [nɛ³¹]

Adjective

ni

1. near, close

   ni los

   come near

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎, Payap University, page 93

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni/ [ˈnɪ]
• Hyphenation: ni

Determiner

ní

1. our
   • Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language]‎, Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 5:

     Diggah nanu Ni Rabbow koo inkittosnaah Qibaada dibuk koo caglisna, nanu ni-caagiidah inkih cato koo esserra.

     Our God, with strength we make you whole, only you we give [our] adoration, we as one ask you for help with our afairs.

See also

Afar possessive determiners

		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
				m	f
personal	singular	yi	ku	kay	tet
	plural	ni	sin	ken
reflexive	singular	inní	isí
	plural	ninní	isinní, sinní

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “ni”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʲi/

Noun

ni (Kana spelling ニ)

1. tree
2. wood

Synonyms

• cikuni