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न

No, not, is not so; lest

At the end of a sentence, it serves as a question mark in anticipation of a yes

See also

• ऐसा न हो कि ... (let it not be that)
• कभी न कभी (sometime or other)
• कहीं न कहीं (somewhere or other)
• कहीं ... न (let it not be the case that)
• कुछ न कुछ (some _ or other)
• कुछ ... न (lest ... some)
• कोई न कोई (someone or other, some X or other)
• कोई ... न (lest ... some)
• जब तक न ... तब तक (until, unless)
• न ... कि (and, rather than, not)
• न ... न (neither ... nor)
• न जाने (who knows)
• लाओ न (oh, do bring it -- polite urging)
• हो न हो (most likely)

And: A conjunction which joins two or more independent words, phrases, or clauses

Rather than, not

न जाने

Who knows?

Conj

Neither... nor

नंददुलारे

PN

Nundadulere (personal name)

नंदलाल

PN

Nandalal (personal name)

नकल

F

Copy, imitation

नकली

Adj

Artificial; not genuine

नगेन्द्र

PN

Nagendra (personal name

नज़दीक

See के नज़दीक (near)

नज़दीक़

Adv

Near, close

नटवरलाल

PN

Natavaralal (personal name)

नथमल

Nathmal (personal name)

नदी

F

River

नफ़-नुकसान

Gain and/or loss

नब्बे

Ninety

नमक

M

Salt

• जले पर नमक छिड़कना (idiom: To sprinkle salt on the burnt -- implies adding misery to the already agonized)

नमकीन

Adj

Salty

नमस्पे

Namaste

नया

Adj

New

नर

Man

नल

M

Water tap

नव

Nine; new, novel, fresh, recent, modern

नवम्बर

M

November

नवाँ

Ninth

नवासी

Eighty-nine

नवीन

New, novel

नवीनता

Novelty

नसीब

M

Destiny, fate, fortune

नहर

F

Canal

No; lest

See also:

• नहीं ... बल्कि (X नहीं ... बल्कि Y = not X but/rather Y)
• ही नहीं ... बल्कि भी (X ही नहीं ... बल्कि भी = (not only X but also Y)
• नहीं जी (No)
• नहीं तो (not only, if not, otherwise, or else)
• से ... नहीं (verb) जाना (indicates inability or unwillingness to do something)

No

Conj

Not only, if not, otherwise, or else: introduces a subordinate clause that indicates the consequences of not carrying out an action

नहीं ... बल्कि

X नहीं... बल्कि Y = not X but/rather Y

See also:

• ही नहीं ... बल्कि भी (X ही नहीं ... बल्कि भी = (not only X but also Y)

नाक

M

Nose

नाक़ाबिल

A

Incapable, unworthy

नाख़ुश

A

Unhappy

LT

Nagakumar Charita (literary title) -- warning, this may be the story of a person or of a class of gods

नाचना

I

To dance

नाटक

M

Play

नाट्यात्मक

Dramatic

नाथूराम

PN

Nathuram (personal name)

नाद

Sound, noise

नान

F

Nan (bread)

नाना

M

Maternal grandfather

नापसन्द

A

Disliked

नाम

M

Name

नामक

Named

नामानुसार

According to the name

नायक

Hero, chief, leader, master

नारंगी

Orange

नाराज़

Angry, displeased

नारी

F

Woman

नारीत्व

M

Womanhood, femininity

नालायक

A

Unworthy, incapable

नाशता

M

Breakfast

नासमझ

A

Unintelligent, naïve

नासुनासिब

A

Inappropriate, improper

नाहटा

PN

Nahata (personal name)

निःशंक

Undoubtedly

निकट

Adv

Near, close

See के निकट (close to, near)

निकलना

I

To come out, go out

निकलवाना

C

To have an agent take someone or something out

निकालना

T

To push out, take out

निडर

Adj

Fearless

नित्य

Adv

Routinely, daily; always

निपटाना

See: झगड़ा निपटाना (to settle a dispute)

निबंध

M

Essay

निबन्ध

M

Essay

नियम

Rule, principle, law

नियोजित

Employed, planned

निरन्तर

Adj

Continuous; uninterrupted; incessant; perpetual; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

निराश

Disappointed, frustrated, dismayed, dejected

निरीक्षण

Inspection, survey

निरूपण

Representation, portrayal, characterization; explanation; demonstration; ascertaining, determining

निरूपित

Determined, represented

निर्धन

Adj

Poor

निर्भय

Adj

Fearless

निर्भर

Dependent

निर्मल

Adj

Clear, pure

निर्माण

M

Construction, building

निर्मित

Made, formed, constructed, built, produced, created, fabricated, artificial

निर्विघ्न

Adj

Unobstructed

निवेदन

M

Making known; reporting; revealing; representing; presenting (sometimes a request); dedication; transmission; handing over;

निश्चित (निशि् चत)

Certain, definite, determined, settled

See: निश्चित (निशि् चत) ही (definitely)

Adv

Definitely

निष्ठा

Loyalty, faith, belief, allegiance, singleness of purpose

निसन्देह

Adv

Undoubtedly

निहित

Inherent, implied; vested; placed; contained; latent; entrusted

नीचा

Adj

Low

नीचे

Below, down

See के नीचे (beneath)

नीति

F

Policy

नीति

Manner of conduct; right or moral conduct; morality; ethics; policy; polity; statesmanship

नीरस

Sapless, juiceless, dry, flat, insipid, prosaic, uninteresting, withered, tasteless

नीला

Blue

नुक्ता

Dot to the left and beneath a consonant which signifies an Urdu word

नूतन

New, novel, modern

नूतनता

F

Newness, novelty

Untranslatable agent marker for transitive verbs

ने.

PN

N. (initials)

See: आ. ने. (A.N.)

नेता

M

Leader, politician

नेमिचन्द्र

PN

Nemichandra (personal name)

नैतिक

Moral, ethical

नोक-झोंक

Squabling, mild rivalry

नौ

Nine

नौकर

M

Servant

नौकर-चाकर

Servants and attendants

नौकरी

F

Service, job

नौकरी लगना

See की नौकरी लगना (X की नौकरी लगना = For X to be employed)

नौका

F

Boat

नौगुना

Nine times as much/many

नौगुना

Nine times

न्थमल

PN

Nathmal (personal name)

न्यामतसिंह

PN

Nyamatasingh (personal name)

न्याय

M

Justice