nought

(Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/nɔːt/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not.

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