# най
## Central Mansi
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [næɣ]

### Pronoun

най (naj) (Konda)
* you (singular)
    Synonyms: нан (nan), нян (nân), нанг (nang)

#### Declension

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

### References

* E. A. Kuzakova (2001) “най”, in Мансийско-русский словарь (кондинский диалект мансийского языка), По рассказу П. К. Чейметова «Ворыяп хумый» («Два охотника») [Mansi-Russian dictionary (Kondinsky dialect of the Mansi language), Based on the story by P. K. Cheymetov “Ворыяп хумый” (“Two Hunters”)]‎, Kondinsky district: local history museum, →ISBN, page 50

## Mongolian
### Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *naï, only preserved in Mongolian and Kalmyk нә (nä, “hope, trust”), elsewhere only surviving through its derivatives.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɛː/
* Syllabification: най (1 syllable)

### Noun

най • (naj) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠢ (nai))
* friendship, trust

#### Derived terms

* найдах (najdax, “to hope”)
* найз (najz, “friend”)
* найр (najr, “peace”)

## Nanai
### Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ńārī, compare Even няри (ņari), Manchu ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ (niyalma), Udihe нӣ.

### Noun

най (naj)
* man, person

## Northern Khanty
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [naːj]

### Noun

най (naj) (Kazym)
* fire
    Synonym: тўт (tŭt)
* (sublime) woman
* goddess

### References

* Elena Skribnik, editor (2016), Ob-Ugric Database: analysed text corpora and dictionaries for less described Ob-Ugric dialects‎, University of Munich
* Solovar, V. N. (2014) “най”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎, Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 195

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnaj]
* Rhymes: -aj
* Hyphenation: най

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak naj, from Proto-Slavic *najь.

#### Particle

най (naj)
* may, let

#### Conjunction

най (naj)
* in order to, to
* if, if only

### Etymology 2

From the superlative prefix най- (naj-), from Proto-Slavic *naj-.

#### Adjective

най (naj) (not comparable)
* the best, the most, the greatest
    буц у шицким най ― buc u šickim naj ― to be the best in everything

##### Related terms

* най- (naj-)

### Further reading

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “най”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nai̯]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *najь, a contraction of *ne xaji (“do not touch”). Compare неха́й (nexáj).

#### Particle

най • (naj)
* may, let (expressing a wish)
    Synonyms: хай (xaj), неха́й (nexáj)
    Най щасти́ть! ― Naj ščastýtʹ! ― Good luck! (literally, “May one get lucky!”)

#### Conjunction

най • (naj)
* so that, in order that, in order to
    Synonyms: щоб (ščob), що́би (ščóby), аби́ (abý)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romanian nai.

#### Noun

най • (naj) m inan (genitive на́ю, nominative plural на́ї, genitive plural на́їв)
* (music) nai (flute)

##### Declension
### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “най”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “най”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “най”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)