Na

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. A dialect word in Scots and northern English meaning not or no, used to deny or refuse something
2. In Scottish and northern English speech, a negative particle expressing refusal, denial or the absence of something
3. A regional negative used in Scots and northern English dialects to mean not, as in saying something is not the case

Etymology: Old English had a word "nā" meaning "never," built from "ne," "not," and "ā," "ever." Its literal sense was "not ever," and it is the direct ancestor of modern English "no." The short form survives mainly in Scots and northern English dialect, where it still means "no" or "not." The casual "nah" in everyday speech comes from the same root.

Synonyms: no, not, nay

Antonyms: aye, yes