"nah" in Persian means "No" but in informal English "nah" comes instead of "no" , where it really comes from ?
2006-06-23 00:32:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm sure it comes from Persian.
2006-06-24 00:09:38 · update #1
yup , american slang .
2006-06-23 00:36:07 · answer #1 · answered by snoozer 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Theonly part of England where nah is used is Essex, even there it is only used by common people
2006-06-23 07:37:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah is come from nothing, many people say it in short cut. so only nah but not in nah-thing
2006-06-23 07:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by Dark Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's slang, so I don't know that you'd technically call it a "word," in that you probably can't find it in the dictionary (although I may be wrong), but everyone knows what you mean when you say it, so practically: yes, it's a word.
2006-06-23 13:08:07 · answer #4 · answered by Julie B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah it aint eh. I blame the Canadians.
2006-06-23 07:36:12 · answer #5 · answered by rj c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"nah" is not an english word at all.
2006-06-23 07:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by benjamin s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tis slang bubba, just slang.
2006-06-23 07:39:55 · answer #7 · answered by bookfreak2day 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its not an english word.i think its an indian..word
2006-06-23 07:36:38 · answer #8 · answered by RAINGIRL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeh
2006-06-23 08:02:02 · answer #9 · answered by jak4friends 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so....
2006-06-23 07:37:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋