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English

Verb

naa

1. (Tyneside) Alternative spelling of knaa

Anagrams

• -ana, A.A.N., ANA, Aan, Ana, ana, ana-

Garo

Verb

naa

1. to rise
2. to appear

Related terms

• nabaa

Inari Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

naa

1. yes

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Mandinka

Verb

naa

1. to come, approach

Adverb

naa

1. almost, nearly
2. on the verge

Noun

naa

1. mother
2. powdered baobab leaf
3. coming

Navajo

Postposition

naa

1. to you

2. about you, around
3. into you

Inflection

Ojibwe

Particle

naa

1. emphatic particle

Wolof

Pronoun

naa

1. I (first person singular terminative pronoun)

Usage notes

This pronoun conveys both person and aspect.

• forms past tense with action verbs or present tense with static verbs.

See also

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Etymology 1

From dialectal nap (“to seize, lay hold of”), probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Swedish nappa (“to pluck, pinch”).

Related to Danish nappe (“to tweak, snatch at, catch, seize”), Swedish nappa (“to take, grab, pinch”), Norwegian nappe (“to pluck”).

Alternative forms

• knab

Verb

nab (third-person singular simple present nabs, present participle nabbing, simple past and past participle nabbed)

1. (informal, transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
   • 1887, Anna Katharine Green, 7 to 12, A Detective Story, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 2:

     As I was going out of the door, a fellow detective came hurriedly in. "Nabbed them," cried he.
2. (informal, transitive) To grab or snatch something.

Synonyms

• (arrest a criminal or fugitive): nick, bust, cop

Derived terms

• nabber
• kidnap

Translations

Etymology 2

Compare knap, knop, knob.

Noun

nab (plural nabs)

1. The summit of an eminence.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

2. The cock of a gunlock.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

3. (locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “nab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• ABN, BAN, BNA, Ban, NBA, ban

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

nab

1. pure

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan návoi, O'odham nav, Central Tarahumara napó, Mayo naabo, Hopi naavu.

Noun

nab

1. prickly pear cactus (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

• nab junma?n

References

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)?^[2] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 132

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *?na? (“snake”). Cognate with Iu Mien naang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?/

Noun

nab

1. snake.
2. worm.

Derived terms

• cua nab (“earthworm”)
• ntses nab (“eel”)
• nab qa (“lizard”)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary?^[3], SEAP Publications, ?ISBN.