نانا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀦 (*nānna, “term for an older male relative”), from baby talk.

Pronunciation

Noun

نانا • (nānā) m (feminine نانی (nānī), Hindi spelling नाना)

  1. maternal grandfather
    Synonym: (endearing) نانو (nāno)

Declension
Declension of نانا
singular plural
direct نانا (nānā) نانے (nāne)
oblique نانے (nāne) نانوں (nānõ)
vocative نانے (nāne) نانو (nāno)

References
  • “نانا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “نانا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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