English

Proper noun

Nan

1. A diminutive of the female given name Ann and Nancy.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act IV: Scene 4:

     My Nan shall be the queen of all the fairies,

     Finely attired in a robe of white.

Anagrams

• Ann , ANN

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /næn/

Noun

nan ‎(plural nans)

1. (Britain) Affectionate name for a grandmother.

Synonyms

• nana
• nanna

Etymology 2

From Hindi नान ‎(nān) / Urdu نان ‎(nān), from Persian نان ‎(nān).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /næn/, /nɑːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /nɑn/

Noun

nan ‎(plural nans)

1. Alternative spelling of naan

Anagrams

• Ann , ANN

Acehnese

Noun

nan

1. name (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing)

Franco-Provençal

Pronunciation

• (Savoyard dialect) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ/
• (Bressan dialect) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ̃/

Interjection

nan

1. no

Antonyms

• ouè

Adverb

nan

1. no

Antonyms

• ouè

French

Adverb

nan

1. (informal) nah, nope

Synonyms

• non (standard French)

Haitian Creole

Article

nan

1. the (definite article)

Usage notes

This word is used only when the preceding word is singular and ends with a nasal consonant.

See also

• a
• an
• la
• lan
• yo
• yon

Preposition

nan

1. in

Japanese

Romanization

nan

1. rōmaji reading of なん

Kurdish

Etymology

From Middle Persian LHMA ‎(nān, “bread, food”)

Noun

nan m

1. bread
2. food

Synonyms

• (food): xwarin

Verb

nan

1. to ****, to copulate, to have sex with

Lojban

Rafsi

nan

1. rafsi of snanu.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nan]

Noun

nan m ‎(diminutive nancycko)

1. father

Declension

Coordinate terms

• maś ‎(“mother”)
• syn ‎(“son”)
• źowka ‎(“daughter”)

Mandarin

Romanization

nan (Zhuyin ㄋㄢ˙)

1. Nonstandard spelling of nān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of nán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of nàn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Scottish Gaelic

Conjunction

nan

1. if (subjunctive)

   Nan robh mi beartach, b'urrainn dhomh cheannaich taigh-mòr. - If I were rich, I could buy a mansion.

2. whether (subjunctive)

   Biodh gràdh agam air fhathast nan robh e beartach neo bochd. - I would still love him whether he were rich or poor.

Usage notes

• Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.
• Only used in the conditional tense, otherwise ma is used.
• The negative form is mura.

Preposition

nan

1. in their

   Bha iad nan cadal. - They were sleeping (literally They were in their sleep).

Usage notes

• Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.

Article

nan

1. the

Usage notes

• This form is used in the genitive plural.
• Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.

See also

• an
• na
• nad
• nam
• nar
• nur

Upper Sorbian

Noun

nan m

1. father

Declension

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Middle Persian LHMA ‎(nān, “bread, food”)

Noun

nan ?

1. bread
2. food