Láadan to English – N


A B D E H I L Lh M N O R Sh Th U W Y Zh Affixes


na
you: pronoun, 2nd person, singular, beloved
náal
night     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nab
bramble     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
náheb
to decrease [ná+heb]     {EB}
nahin
to become [na=to start to + in=exist]     {Grammar Updates: SH}
nan
you: pronoun, 2nd person, many, beloved
nanáal
sunset [na=to start to + náal=night]     {SH}
náraheb
to increase [ná+raheb]     {EB}
náril
to feel internally, to fix your internal attention actively upon something, to-continue-to-present-time. Active internal feeling. “I am feeling angry.” (see loláad, passive internal feeling)
nárilim
to quest internally [náril=to feel + im=travel]     {SH}
nasháal
dawn, sunrise [na=to start to + sháal=day]     {SH}
nath
price     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
natha
your: pronoun, 2nd person, singular, beloved, by reason of birth: [na=2nd person, singular, beloved + -tha=possessive by reason of birth]
nathá
buyer (professional)
náwí
grow, growth [ná- =continue to + wí=life]     {AB}
naya
to take care of, nurture     {Core Word}
nayadi
blessing, general term (ath=benison)     {Grammar Updates}
nayadithal
encouragement, to encourage     {Grammar Updates}
nayahá
care-giver, caretaker of people [naya=to take care of + -á=suffix for doer]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nazh
you: pronoun, 2nd person, severa,: beloved
ne
you: pronoun, 2nd person, singular, neutral
neda
only [nede=one]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nede
one, (1)     {Core Word}
néde
to want     {Core Word}
nedebe
to be few, to be several [but not many] (never change form or add case marker)     {Core Word}
nedebenil
among (few/several) [nedebe=few/several + nil=inside]     {AB}
nedebosh
stick (noun) [nede=one + bosh=wood]     {AB}
nedeloth
fact [nede=l + loth=information]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nédeshub
intent [néde+shub]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nédeshubel
motivation [néde=to want + shub=to do + el=to make]     {SH}
nedethab
eleven (11) [nede=l + thab=l0]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nedeya
first [nede=one + -ya=suffix for time]     {AB&CH}
née
to be alien     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
néehá
alien [née=to be alien + -á=suffix for doer]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nehena
contentment despite negative circumstances [nena, nina, nona, nuna=contentment]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nem
pearl     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nemeháalish
clitoris [nem+háalish]     {Grammar Updates: RB/BG}
nen
you: pronoun, 2nd person, many, neutral
nena
contentment for good reasons [nehena, nina, nona, nuna=contentment]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
neneth
you (many): pronoun, 2nd person, many, neutral, object [nen=you + -th=object marker]
neril
wait, to wait     {SH}
neth
you: pronoun, 2nd person, singular, neutral, object [ne=you + -th=object marker]
neyóo
yourself: pronoun, 2nd person, singular, neutral [ne=you + -yóo=reflexive marker]
neyóon
yourselves (many): pronoun, 2nd person, many, neutral [nen=you,many + -yóo=reflexive marker]
neyóozh
yourselves (several): pronoun, 2nd person, several, neutral [nezh=you,several + -yóo=reflexive marker]
nezh
you: pronoun, 2nd person, several, neutral
nezheth
you (several): pronoun. 2nd person, several, neutral, object [nezh=you + -th=object marker]
ni
you: pronoun, 2nd person, singular, honored
ni
cup     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nib
eight (8)     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nibethab
eighteen (18) [nib=8 + thab=l0]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nil
inside     {Core Word}
nilewod
tampon [nil+wod]     {Grammar Updates: SH}
nime
be willing, will (not future tense)     {AB}
nin
you: pronoun, 2nd person, many, honored
nin
to cause, causal     {Core Word}
nina
contentment for no reason [nehena, nena, nona, nuna=contentment]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
niná
the one responsible [nin=to cause + -á=suffix for doer]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
ninálh
the one to blame [niná=the one responsible + lh=negative connotation]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nish
weed     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nith
frost     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nithedim
refrigerator [nith=frost + dim=container]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nithedimethóo
refrigerator guest, a guest who shows up unannounced, comes on in & helps herself to whatever’s in the ‘fridge — and that’s a good thing [nithedim=refrigerator + (e)thóo=guest] (See also: thóo, áathethóo, shineshidethóo, widadithethóo)     {AB}
nizh
you: pronoun, 2nd person, several, honored
nodal
edge (non-sharp)     {SH}
nohadal
to hem [no-=to finish + (h)adal=sew]     {Grammar Updates: SH}
nohodáath
rectum [no-=to finish + hodáath=bowels]     {SH}
nol
on, upon     {Grammar Updates}
noline
angel     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nolob
to become full [no-=prefix implies completion + lob=to fill up, to fill]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nona
contentment for foolish reasons [nehena, nena, nina, nuna=contentment]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nonede
a, the final one, the last one [no-=prefix implies completion + nede=one, 1]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nóowid
to be big and little     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nori
to send     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nosháad
arrival, to arrive [no-=prefix implies completion + sháad=to come, go]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nótháa
to cease to thrive [no-=prefix implies completion + tháa=to thrive, to do well]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nu
here     {Core Suppliment}
nub
mode     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
núháam
to feel oneself cherish, cared for, nurtured by someone     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nuna
contentment for bad reasons [nehena, nena, nina, nona=contentment]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
nuthul
orphan [thul=parent]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}
núu
there [nu=here]     {Dictionary 2nd. Ed.}

A B D E H I L Lh M N O R Sh Th U W Y Zh Affixes