Sanskrit ná (61)
Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary says the negative prefix ná refers to “not, no, nor, and neither.” He provides several compound words with the prefix ná. However, the numerous words with the prefix ná are condensed, and approximately 50 to 60 words are given below for reference. This prefix ná originates from the Tamil root al. The root al changes into ná in Sanskrit through the transformation of al > a > an > ná.
ná-kāra, the negation na, the word No. ná-kiṃcana, having nothing, very poor. ná-kiṃcid, nothing. ná-kiṃcid-api-saṃkalpa, no desire for anything. ná-kis, no one, nobody. ná-kim, not, not at all, never. ná-cira, not long (in time). ná-tad-vid, not knowing that. nátamām, ná-tarām, not at all, never. ná-dīna, not small or insignificant. nádūshita, uncorrupted. nádūshita-dhī, of uncorrupted mind. ná-dṛiṡya, invisible. ná-puṉsa, not a man, a eunuch. ná-bhīta, not afraid, fearless. ná-mṛita, not dead, alive (memory). ná-roga, not ill, well. ná-liptâṅga, whose body is not anointed. ná-vidya, ná-vidvas, ignorant. ná-ṡakti, inability. ná-ṡubha, unpleasant, inauspicious. ná-ṡesha, without remainder, entire, all. ná-saṃvid, unconsciousness, forgetfulness. násukara, not easy to be done, difficult. nâgni-dūshita, unhurt by fire. nâti, not very or much, not too. nâti-kalyāṇa, not very beautiful or noble. nâti-gādha, not very shallow, rather deep. nâti-dīrgha, not too long. nâti-doshala, not of too bad quality or nature. nâti-parisphuṭa, not fully displayed. nâti-paryāpta, not too abundant. nâti-prasiddha, not too well known. nâti-mānin, not too proud or arrogant. nâti-mudā-vat, not very glad or joyful. nâti-rohiṇī, not too red. nâti-lampaṭa, not too greedy or lustful. nâti-vatsala, not too tender, unfriendly. nâti-vāda, not too harsh language. nâti-vistāra-saṃkaṭa, neither too wide nor too narrow. nâti-vṛitta, not very distant from. nâti-sāndra, not too tough. nânurakta, not attached, unkind. nântarīyaka, not external, contained or inherent in (compound). nâbhijāta, not well-born, ignoble. nâbhidhāvat, one who does not give assistance. nâbhimāna, absence of pride, modesty, humbleness. nâbhilakshita, unperceived, unseen. nâruṃ-tuda, not hurting (a wound or a weak point), harmless. nâsti, it is not, there is not. nâsti-tā, nâsti-tva, nonexistence. nástika, atheistical, infidel; an atheist or unbeliever. nâika, not one, more than one, various, manifold, numerous, many. na-nú, not, not at all, never; (interrogative) not? is it not? (hence often equal to) certainly, surely, indeed, no doubt (especially in questions amounting to an affirmation, e.g., nanv ahaṃ te priyaḥ, am I not your friend, i.e., certainly I am your friend). na-hí, for not, surely not, by no means, not at all (often strengthened by other particles, as aṅga, nú, sma). na-hí-mātra, a particular high number. nāka, (from 2. ná + 2. áka), ‘where there is no pain’; painless.