nahi

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See also: nahí

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Basque *na(h)i.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

nahi inan

  1. will, wish
  2. liking, fondness

Usage notes[edit]

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

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "nahi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • nahi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From nāh (near) +‎ .

Noun[edit]

nāhī f

  1. vicinity

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle High German: næhe

Upper Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nagъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nōˀgás, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. naked
  2. bald, hairless

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • nahi” in Soblex