"nanti" meaning in English

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Determiner

Etymology: Borrowing from Sabir nanti, from Italian niente, from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem or ne inde. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pml|nanti}} Sabir nanti, {{der|en|it|niente}} Italian niente, {{der|en|la|ne gentem||no person, no one}} Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), {{m|la|nec entem}} nec entem, {{m|la|ne entem}} ne entem, {{m|la|ne inde}} ne inde Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} nanti, {{en-det}} nanti
  1. (Polari) No; not any. Tags: Polari Synonyms: nantee, nanty, nuntee, nunty Derived forms: nanti palaver (english: hold your tongue), nanti dinarly (english: no money), nanti parnarly (english: be careful)
    Sense id: en-nanti-en-det-2SRuME46 Categories (other): English determiners, Polari

Alternative forms

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