"ναί" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /nǎi̯/, /nɛ/, /ne/, /nǎi̯/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /nɛ/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /nɛ/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ne/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ne/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: naí [romanization]
Etymology: Variant of νή (nḗ, “yea”). Head templates: {{head|grc|adverb}} ναί • (naí)
  1. (used to express strong affirmation) yea, verily
    Sense id: en-ναί-grc-adv-J6QwVHtX Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 0 0
  2. (used to express strong affirmation) yea, verily
    (in oaths)
    Sense id: en-ναί-grc-adv-J6QwVHtX1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 0 0
  3. (in answers) yes
    Sense id: en-ναί-grc-adv-inmIkP6T
  4. (in answers) yes
    (with ἀλλά (allá, “but”) or similar words, as a qualified assent) yes...but
    Sense id: en-ναί-grc-adv-aDmXoLGY
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  "pos": "adv",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.286"
        },
        {
          "text": "490 BCE – 430 BCE, Empedocles, Collected Works 76.2"
        },
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Theocritus, Collected Works 27.27"
        },
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 250 BCE, Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 2.151"
        },
        {
          "text": "125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Astrology 14"
        },
        {
          "text": "497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 1445"
        }
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        "yea, verily"
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          "verily"
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        "(used to express strong affirmation) yea, verily"
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        "used to express strong affirmation"
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 1438"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 4.4.10"
        },
        {
          "text": "431 BCE, Euripides, Medea 1277"
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        "(used to express strong affirmation) yea, verily",
        "(in oaths)"
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        "in oaths",
        "used to express strong affirmation"
      ],
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "472 BCE, Aeschylus, The Persians 738"
        },
        {
          "text": "366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 193A"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, Gorgias 448B"
        },
        {
          "text": "423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds 1468"
        },
        {
          "text": "70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 5:37"
        }
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        "(in answers) yes"
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        {
          "text": "389 BCE – 314 BCE, Aeschines, Against Ctesiphon 84"
        },
        {
          "text": "360 BCE, Plato, The Sophist 226E"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 415E"
        }
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        "yes...but"
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      "ipa": "/nǎi̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ne/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nǎi̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ne/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ne/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.286"
        },
        {
          "text": "490 BCE – 430 BCE, Empedocles, Collected Works 76.2"
        },
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Theocritus, Collected Works 27.27"
        },
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 250 BCE, Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 2.151"
        },
        {
          "text": "125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Astrology 14"
        },
        {
          "text": "497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 1445"
        }
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          "text": "422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 1438"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 4.4.10"
        },
        {
          "text": "431 BCE, Euripides, Medea 1277"
        }
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        "yea, verily"
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        "used to express strong affirmation"
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          "text": "472 BCE, Aeschylus, The Persians 738"
        },
        {
          "text": "366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 193A"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, Gorgias 448B"
        },
        {
          "text": "423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds 1468"
        },
        {
          "text": "70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 5:37"
        }
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          "text": "389 BCE – 314 BCE, Aeschines, Against Ctesiphon 84"
        },
        {
          "text": "360 BCE, Plato, The Sophist 226E"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 415E"
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      "ipa": "/nǎi̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ne/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nǎi̯/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ne/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/ne/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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