different between zaa vs naa

English

Noun

zaa (plural zaas)

1. The letter ? in the Arabic script.
   • 2006, Coleman South, Leslie Jermyn, Syria (page 95)

     Z (zaa): a loose-tongued z; same as above.

   • 2013, Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar, Colloquial Arabic of Egypt

     the letter Zaa, formally an emphatic 'z', but often pronounced as an emphatic 'd' in Egyptian Arabic

Translations

Anagrams

• aza, aza-

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bíada.

Pronunciation

Verb

-zaa (infinitive kuzaa)

1. give birth, bear
2. beget

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -zalia
  • Causative: -zalisha
  • Passive: -zawa, -zaliwa (“be born”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mzazi
  • uzazi
  • zao (“offspring; crops (in the plural)”)

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

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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