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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈwa/ [n̪aˈwa]
- Hyphenation: na‧wa
Noun
nawá (Basahan spelling ᜈᜏ)
- birthmark
- Synonym: pamalit
Fijian
Adjective
nawa
- afloat, adrift (more specifically, sa nawa)
Verb
nawa
- to float, to drift
Herero
Adverb
nawa
- well, nicely
Japanese
Romanization
nawa
- Rōmaji transcription of なわ
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit नवन् (návan), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /nawə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /nawa/
- Rhymes: -awə, -wə, -ə
Numeral
nawa (Jawi spelling ناوا)
- nine
Synonyms
Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin nāvis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.va/
- Rhymes: -ava
- Syllabification: na‧wa
- Homophone: Nawa
Noun
nawa f (related adjective nawowy)
- (architecture) nave (the middle body of a church)
- (literary) country, state (sovereign polity)
- Synonyms: kraj, państwo
- (obsolete, nautical) craft, ship, vessel
- Synonym: statek
Declension
Declension of nawa
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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nawa
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nawy
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| genitive
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nawy
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naw
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| dative
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nawie
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nawom
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| accusative
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nawę
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nawy
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| instrumental
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nawą
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nawami
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| locative
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nawie
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nawach
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| vocative
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nawo
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nawy
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Further reading
- nawa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nawa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sotho
Noun
nawa class 9/10 (plural dinawa)
- bean
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-nawa (infinitive kunawa)
- to wash (a part of the body, especially the hands)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -nawa
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| Positive present
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-nanawa
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| Subjunctive
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-nawe
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| Negative
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-nawi
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| Imperative singular
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nawa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kunawa
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| Negative
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kutonawa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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nawa
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| Plural
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naweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hunawa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -linawa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kunawa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninanawa/nanawa
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tunanawa
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| 2nd person
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unanawa
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mnanawa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ananawa
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wananawa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nanawa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -nawi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sinawi
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hatunawi
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| 2nd person
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hunawi
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hamnawi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hanawi
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hawanawi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -nawi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tanawa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tanawa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nawe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawe
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tunawe
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| 2nd person
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unawe
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mnawe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawe
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wanawe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sinawe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngenawa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singenawa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalinawa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalinawa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nanawa
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twanawa
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| 2nd person
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wanawa
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mwanawa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawa
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wanawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wanawa
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yanawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lanawa
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yanawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chanawa
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vyanawa
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| n(IX/X)
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yanawa
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zanawa
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| u(XI)
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wanawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwanawa
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| pa(XVI)
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panawa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwanawa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -menawa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshanawa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -janawa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kinawa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siponawa
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| Consecutive
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kanawa / positive subject concord + -kanawa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kanawe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-ninawa
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-tunawa
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| 2nd person
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-kunawa
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-wanawa/-kunaweni/-wanaweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mnawa
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-wanawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-unawa
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-inawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-linawa
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-yanawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kinawa
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-vinawa
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| n(IX/X)
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-inawa
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-zinawa
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| u(XI)
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-unawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kunawa
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| pa(XVI)
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-panawa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-munawa
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| Reflexive
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-jinawa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nawa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-nawaye
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-nawao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-nawao
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-nawayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-nawalo
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-nawayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-nawacho
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-nawavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-nawayo
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-nawazo
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| u(XI)
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-nawao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-nawako
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| pa(XVI)
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-nawapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-nawamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nawa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yenawa
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-onawa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-onawa
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-yonawa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lonawa
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-yonawa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chonawa
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-vyonawa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yonawa
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-zonawa
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| u(XI)
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-onawa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-konawa
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| pa(XVI)
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-ponawa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-monawa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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See also
- -osha (“to wash (more general)”)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /naˈwaʔ/ [n̪ɐˈwaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: na‧wa
Interjection
nawâ! (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜏ)
- (formal) Said in hope that something will happen: may it be so!; so be it!; let it be so!; indeed
- Synonyms: sana, harimanawari, harinawa
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
nawá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜏ) (obsolete)
- easiness
- Synonym: dali
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Tboli
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa.
Noun
nawa
- feelings
Tswana
Pronunciation
Noun
nawa class 9 (plural dinawa)
- bean, pea
- (anatomy) clitoris