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na

Pronunciation: /nɑː/

“na” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. not
  2. never

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nai (“never”), equivalent to a contraction of ne (“not”) and ā (“ever”). Compare Old Norse nei, Old Frisian nā.

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