Classical Nahuatl

Pronoun

neh

1. (emphatic) I, me

Synonyms

• nehhuatl

Italian

Etymology

Contraction of non è? ‎(“isn't it?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ/

Interjection

neh!

1. (dialectal, chiefly Piedmont, Lombardy and Switzerland) isn't it?; don't you?; wouldn't she?, ...

   È proprio un piatto gustoso, neh?‎

   It's a really tasty dish, isn't it?

   Fa' il bravo, neh!‎

   Be good, (eh)!

Usage notes

Used at the end of of a sentence as a sort of tag question or to emphasize a statement.

See also

• nevvero

Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Persian نه ‎(noh), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬬𐬀 ‎(nava), Pashto نه ‎(nə), Sanskrit नवन् ‎(navan).

Numeral

neh

1. nine

Old English

Adjective

nēh

1. near