নই

Bengali

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• নহি (nohi)

Verb

নই • (noi)

1. negative of আছি (achi, “I am”)

   আমি ধার্মিক নই

   ami dharmik noi

   I am not religious.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit নদী (nadī). Doublet of নদী (nodi).

Noun

নই • (noi)

1. (archaic) river

   Synonyms: সরিৎ (śorit), তটিনী (toṭini), তরঙ্গিণী (toroṅgini), গাঙ্গ (gaṅgo), নদ (nod), নদী (nodi), স্রোতস্বতী (srōtośśoti), দরিয়া (doriẏa), সোঁতা (śō̃ta)

Declension

Inflection of নই
nominative	নই noi
objective	নই / নইকে noi (semantically general or indefinite) / noike (semantically definite)
genitive	নইর noir
locative	নইতে / নইয় noite / noiẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	নই noi
objective	নই / নইকে noi (semantically general or indefinite) / noike (semantically definite)
genitive	নইর noir
locative	নইতে / নইয় noite / noiẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	নইটি , নইটা noiṭi, noiṭa		নইগুলি, নইগুলা, নইগুলো noiguli, noigula, noigulō
objective	নইটি, নইটা noiṭi, noiṭa		নইগুলি, নইগুলা, নইগুলো noiguli, noigula, noigulō
genitive	নইটির, নইটার noiṭir, noiṭar		নইগুলির, নইগুলার, নইগুলোর noigulir, noigular, noigulōr
locative	নইটিতে, নইটাতে, নইটায় noiṭite, noiṭate, noiṭaẏ		নইগুলিতে, নইগুলাতে, নইগুলায়, নইগুলোতে noigulite, noigulate, noigulaẏ, noigulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Etymology 3

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀺𑀅 (ṇavia), from Sanskrit नव्य (navya), from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos. Cognates include Persian نو (now), Ancient Greek νέος (néos), Russian но́вый (nóvyj), Italian nuovo and English new. Doublet of নয়া (noẏa) and নব (nobo).

Adjective

নই • (noi) (comparative আরও নই, superlative সবচেয়ে নই)

1. new, neo-

   নই তালিম

   Noi Talim

   New Education

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “নই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, নই, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh