English-Lojban dictionary


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nabs kavbu (kav): x1 captures/catches/apprehends/seizes/| x2 with trap/restraint x3 [catch something thrown (= rerkavbu)]
nail material x3 of dinko
nail type x2 of dinko
nail x1 of dinko
nail 2. dinko (di'o): x1 is a |/tack [pointed driven/frictional fastener] of type/size x2 (ka), made of material x3
nail 3. jgalu (ja'u): x1 is a/the claw/|/talon [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: pointed, penetrating, physical weapon]
naked lunbe (lub): x1 is bare/|/nude; x1 is without cover/clothes/[protection]
name x1 of cmene
name 2. cmene (cme me'e): x1 (quoted word(s)) is a/the |/title/tag of x2 to/used-by namer/|-user x3 (person) [also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selme'e for reordered places)]
named x2 of cmene
namer x3 of cmene
namer 2. cmene (cme me'e): x1 (quoted word(s)) is a/the name/title/tag of x2 to/used-by |/name-user x3 (person) [also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selme'e for reordered places)]
names x3 of cmene
nano- (metric prefix) nanvi (nav): x1 is a billionth/thousand-millionth [1x10**-9] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units)
narrative lisri (lis): x1 is a story/tale/yarn/| about plot/subject/moral x2 by storyteller x3 to audience x4 [also legend; a | need not be fictional; x2 may be merely a convention rather than a subject; also x3 tells/recounts story/tale x1 about x2 to x4 (= selterlisri for place reordering); note that the storyteller need not be the author]
narrow (small in 2nd most significant dimension) jarki (jak): x1 is | in dimension x2 [2nd most significant dimension] by standard x3
narrow (| point in an object; metaphorical neck) cnebo (neb ne'o): x1 is a/the neck [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: a relatively | point]
narrow dimension x2 of jarki
narrow x1 of jarki
narrowing (| opening; metaphorical throat) galxe: x1 is a/the throat/gullet [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: | opening of a deep hole]
narrowness standard x3 of jarki
nasal nazbi (naz zbi): x1 is the nose [body-part] of x2 with nostril(s)/| passage(s) x3; [metaphor: protrusion] [also (adjective:) |]
natal (of birthdays) nunjbe: x1 is a nativity/birth/birthday, an event of x2 being born to x3 at time x4 [birthday/| day] and place x5 [birthplace] x1 is | (pertaining to birthdays)
natal (of dates of birth) jbena (jbe): x3 of: x1 is born to x2 at time x3 [birthday/| day] and place x4 [birthplace]; x1 is native to (fo) x4 [x2 bears/gives | to x1]
nation (country with territory/people) gugde (gug gu'e): x1 is the country of peoples x2 with land/territory x3; (people/territory relationship) [also sovereignty, domestic (as opposed to foreign), | (when not referring to ethos)]
nation (ethnic group) natmi (nat nai): x1 is a |/ethnic group of peoples x2; [people sharing a history/culture]
nation (group having distinct culture) kulnu (klu): x2 of: x1 [mass of ideas, customs, skills, arts] is culture of |/ethos x2 (mass); x1 is ethnic [(note that x2 is NOT individual; culture is what is shared among people and is not an individual trait)]
nation x1 of natmi
nation 2. people of | x2 of natmi
native jbena (jbe): x1 is born to x2 at time x3 [birthday] and place x4 [birthplace]; x1 is | to (fo) x4 [x2 bears/gives birth to x1]
nativity nunjbe: x1 is a |/birth/birthday|, an event of x2 being born to x3 at time x4 [birthday] and place x5 [birthplace] x1 is natal (pertaining to birthdays)
natural (instinctive rarna (rar): not artificial), x1 is |/spontaneous/instinctive, not [consciously] caused by person(s)
natural (| property) jinzi (jiz): x1 (property - ka) is an innate/inherent/intrinsic/| property/quality/aspect of x2
natural satellite lunra (lur): x1 is Earth's moon (default); x1 is a major | /moon of planet x2
natural x1 of rarna
near x1 of jibni
near 2. thing having | x2 of jibni
near 3. jibni (jbi): x1 is |/close to/approximates x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni)
near-total (containment) sruri (rur sru): x1 encircles/encloses/is surrounding x2 in direction(s)/dimension(s)/plane x3 [(jinsru =) x1 is a ring/belt/band/girdle around/circling/ringing x2 | containment in some dimension(s)]
nearness property x3 of jibni
neat cnici (nic): x1 is orderly/|/ordered in property/quantity x2 (ka/ni)
necessary x1 of sarcu
necessary 2. x2 of nitcu
necessary 3. sarcu (sa'u): x1 (abstract) is |/required for continuing state/process x2 under conditions x3 [also factually |, necessity, prerequisite, condition, precondition]
necessitate x1 of nibli
necessitate 2. nibli (nib ni'i): x1 logically |-s/entails/implies action/event/state x2 under rules/logic system x3
necessitated x2 of nibli
necessitates (logically |) nibli (nib ni'i): x1 logically |/entails/implies action/event/state x2 under rules/logic system x3
necessitating x2 of sarcu
necessitating 2. logic system | x3 of nibli
necessity (something necessary for a process) sarcu (sa'u): x1 (abstract) is necessary/required for continuing state/process x2 under conditions x3 [also factually necessary, |, prerequisite, condition, precondition]
necessity (something needed by an agent) nitcu (tcu): x1 needs/requires/is dependent on/[wants] | x2 for purpose/action/stage of process x3 [no implication of lack]
necessity conditions x3 of sarcu
neck x1 of cnebo
neck 2. thing having | x2 of cnebo
neck 3. cnebo (neb ne'o): x1 is a/the | [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: a relatively narrow point]
necked x2 of cnebo
nectar jisra: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of juice/| from-source/of-type x2 [water-based extract from a (generally) biological source]
need x1 of nitcu
need 2. nitcu (tcu): x1 |-s/requires/is dependent on/[wants] necessity x2 for purpose/action/stage of process x3 [no implication of lack]
needed for purpose | x3 of nitcu
needed x2 of nitcu
needle (shape) jesni (jes): x1 is a | [pointed shape/form, not tool] of material x2
needle (syringe) setca (se'a): x1 (agent) inserts/interposes/puts/deposits/pours/inflates/stuffs/fills x2 into interior x3/into among/between members of x3 [insertion need not imply a significant degree of 'filling'; inject (= je'erse'a); syringe/| (= se'arterje'e, je'erse'atci, jestu'u or tu'urjesni)]
needle material x2 of jesni
needle x1 of jesni
needled komcu (kom): x1 is a comb [many-| shape] of material x2 with tines/needles x3
needles komcu (kom): x1 is a comb [many-needled shape] of material x2 with tines/| x3
needs (hungers for) xagji: x1 hungers for x2; x1 |/wants food/fuel x2
needs (requires/is dependent on) nitcu (tcu): x1 |/requires/is dependent on/[wants] necessity x2 for purpose/action/stage of process x3 [no implication of lack]
needs (thirsts for) taske: x1 thirsts for x2; x1 |/wants drink/fluid/lubrication x2
needs (| rest) tatpi (ta'i): x1 is tired/fatigued by effort/situation x2 (event); x1 |/wants rest
negates natfe (naf na'e): x1 (du'u) contradicts/denies/refutes/| x2 (du'u) under rules/logic x3 [also exception (= nafmupli); agentive contradicts/denies (= nafxu'a or nalselxu'a or tolxu'a)
negative (less than 0) mleca (mec me'a): x1 is less than x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) by amount x4 [also | (= nonme'a)]
negative (of electricity) dikca (dic): x3 of: x1 is electricity [electric charge or current] in/on x2 of polarity/quantity x3 (default |) [(x3, a quantifier, can be expressed as a simple polarity using the numerals for positive and | ma'u and ni'u); (explicitly) | (= dutydikca), positive (= mardikca); current (= (sel)muvdikca; again default |/electron current), charge (= klodikca, stadikca)]
negotiation (activity of diplomats) jansu (jas): x3 of: x1 is a diplomat/consul representing polity x2 in/at | x3 for function/purpose x4 [(for) x3 polity, (use tu'a); also ambassador (= raljansu, trujansu)]
neigh cmoni (cmo co'i): x1 utters moan/groan/howl/scream [non-linguistic utterance] x2 expressing x3 (property) [also shriek, most animal sounds, e.g. bark, cackle, meow, |, moo, honk, baa, crow]
neighbored x2 of lamji
neon x1 of navni
neon 2. navni: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of inert gas of type x2 [|/argon/radon/xenon] [default |]
nephew x2 of famti
nerve x1 of nirna
nerve 2. thing having | x2 of nirna
nerve 3. nirna (nir): x1 is a |/neuron [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: information/control network connection] [also (adjective:) x1 is neural]
nervous (anxious) xanka: x1 is |/anxious about x2 (abstraction) under conditions x3
nervous (pertaining to nereves) see also "nerves"
nervous x1 of xanka
nervousness condition x3 of xanka
nervousness object of | x2 of xanka
nest (lair) zdani (zda): x1 is a |/house/lair/den/[home] of/for x2 [home (= tercnizda), house (constructed building) (= zdadi'u)]
nest (place inhabited) xabju (xa'u): x2 of: x1 dwells/lives/resides/abides at/inhabits/is a resident of location/habitat/|/home/abode x2
nest x1 of zdani
net property x4 of julne
net x1 of julne
net 2. pass through | x2 of julne
net 3. stopped by | x3 of julne
net 4. julne (ju'e): x1 is a |/filter allowing passage of x2, prohibiting passage of x3, netting properties x4 [also sieve]
nether see also "below", "bottom"
nether 2. cnita (nit ni'a): x1 is directly/vertically beneath/below/under/underneath/down from x2 in frame of reference x3 [also underside, |]
netting properties julne (ju'e): x1 is a net/filter allowing passage of x2, prohibiting passage of x3, | x4 [also sieve]
netting julne (ju'e): x1 is a net/filter/| allowing passage of x2, prohibiting passage of x3, | properties x4 [also sieve]
network (postal |) mrilu (mri): x5 of: x1 mails/posts [transfer via intermediary service] x2 to x3 from x4 by carrier/|/system x5 [also x4 post office, mailbox]
network (telephone |) fonxa (fon): x1 is a telephone transceiver/modem attached to system/| x2
network (| having nodes) tcana: x2 of: x1 is a station/node of/in/on transport/communication/distribution system/| x2 [x2 may be represented by massed vehicles of system]
network connection nirna (nir): x1 is a nerve/neuron [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: information/control |] [also (adjective:) x1 is neural]
network telephone | x2 of fonxa
network 2. ciste (ci'e): x1 (mass) system/| interrelated by structure x2 among components x3 (set completely specified) displaying x4 (ka) [x1 (or x3) is synergistic in x4; x2 also relations, rules; x3 also elements (set completely specified); x4 systemic functions/properties]
neural nirna (nir): x1 is a nerve/neuron [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: information/control network connection] [also (adjective:) x1 is |]
neuron nirna (nir): x1 is a nerve/| [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: information/control network connection] [also (adjective:) x1 is neural]
neutral x1 of nutli
neutral 2. scale with | x2 of nutli
neutral 3. nutli (nul nu'i): x1 is |/not taking sides/medial/not towards any extreme on scale/in dissension x2 [also x2 dispute/struggle (though x2 is not limited to disagreements, which is merely one manifestation of scalar or distributed values in which there is a medial position)]
new information nuzba (nuz): x1 (du'u) is news/tidings/| about subject x2 from source x3, to observer x4
new thing x1 of cnino
new find | x2 of cnino
new 2. cnino (nin ni'o): x1 is |/unfamiliar/novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty
newness property x3 of cnino
newness standard x4 of cnino
news source x3 of nuzba
news subject x2 of nuzba
news x1 of nuzba
news 2. receive | x4 of nuzba
news 3. nuzba (nuz): x1 (du'u) is |/tidings/new information about subject x2 from source x3, to observer x4
newspaper karni: x1 is a journal/periodical/magazine/[|] with content x2 published by x3 for audience x4 [x2 may be a subject, but not all journals have a single subject; all have some sort of principle defining what is included, so this need not be a list]
next door x3 of korbi
next to (adjacent) lamji (lam la'i): x1 is adjacent/beside/|/in contact with x2 in property/sequence x3 in direction x4 [also touching, contiguous, against]
next to (margin) korbi (kor koi): x1 is an edge/margin/border/curb/boundary of x2 |/bordering-on x3
next week jeftu (jef): x1 is x2 weeks in duration (default is 1 week) by standard x3 [re. x3, a week may be more or less than seven days, classically being tied to the time between trips to the marketplace; this week (= cabjeftu); | (= bavlamjeftu); last week (= prulamjeftu)]
next year nanca (na'a): x1 is x2 years in duration (default is 1 year) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is annual [this year (= cabna'a); | (= bavlamna'a); last year (= prulamna'a)]
nice (beneficient) xamgu (xag xau): x1 (object/event) is good/beneficial/|/[acceptable] for x2 by standard x3 [acceptable (= mlixau, norxau, xagyselcru)]
nice (morally good) vrude (vud vu'e): x1 is virtuous/saintly/[fine/moral/|/holy/morally good] by standard x2 [holy/saintly (= cesyvu'e)]
nickel x1 of nikle
nickel 2. nikle (nik): x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of |/other metal resistant to oxidation
niece x2 of famti
night location x3 of nicte
night x1 of nicte
night 2. day with | x2 of nicte
night 3. nicte (cte): x1 is a nighttime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at |/nocturnal [tonight (= cabycte); tomorrow | (= bavlamcte, even when tonight is still in the future); last | (= prulamcte)]
nighttime nicte (cte): x1 is a | of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at night/nocturnal [tonight (= cabycte); tomorrow night (= bavlamcte, even when tonight is still in the future); last night (= prulamcte)]
Nippon (Japanese name for Japan) ponjo (pon po'o): x1 reflects Japanese culture/nationality/language in aspect x2
nitrates trano: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of nitrogen/ammonia/| [(adjective:) x1 is nitric/nitrous]
nitric trano: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of nitrogen/ammonia/nitrates [(adjective:) x1 is |/nitrous]
nitrogen x1 of trano
nitrogen 2. trano: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of |/ammonia/nitrates [(adjective:) x1 is nitric/nitrous]
nitrous trano: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of nitrogen/ammonia/nitrates [(adjective:) x1 is nitric/|]
no longer muvdu (muv mu'u): x1 (object) moves to destination/receiver x2 [away] from origin x3 over path/route x4 [also mobile (= co'ermu'u, for the no longern-specific opposite of immobile); after a muvdu, object is alienated from/| at origin (unless physically returned there, per litru or slilu); agentive move (= muvgau, muvzu'e), non-agentive transitive move (= muvri'a), self-propelled (= sezmuvgau), motion of a part of the object (= pagmu'u), having a moving part (= muvypau, muvyselpau); apparent motion (= mlumu'u)]
nobility standard x2 of nobli
noble x1 of nobli
noble 2. nobli (nol no'i): x1 is |/aristocratic/elite/high-born/titled in/under culture/society/standard x2 [also upper-class; high/low, upper/lower are poor Lojban metaphors; note x2 standard applies when the title/nobility is not recognized culture/society wide; this would include self-assumed titles]
nobles culture with | x2 of nobli
nocturnal nicte (cte): x1 is a nighttime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at night/| [tonight (= cabycte); tomorrow night (= bavlamcte, even when tonight is still in the future); last night (= prulamcte)]
node tcana: x1 is a station/| of/in/on transport/communication/distribution system/network x2 [x2 may be represented by massed vehicles of system]
noise (background of hearing) tirna (tin): x3 of: x1 hears x2 against background/| x3; x2 is audible; (adjective:) x1 is aural
noise (clamor savru (sav vru): informationless sensory input), x1 is a |/din/clamor [sensory input without useful information] to x2 via sensory channel x3
noise channel x3 of savru
noise heard against x3 of tirna
noise x1 of savru
noise 2. x2 of tirna
noise 3. background | x3 of tirna
noise 4. makes | x2 of sance
noise 5. receive | x2 of savru
noise 6. see also "loud", "chaos"
noisy cladu (lau): x1 is loud/| at observation point x2 by standard x3
non-elite nalnolpre: x1 is a commoner/|/low-born/untitled/vulgar in/under culture/society/standard x2 [also lower-class; high/low, upper/low-er are poor Lojban metaphors]
non-negotiable x2 of xarnu
non-obvious (requiring explanation) ciksi (cki): x2 of: x1 (person) explains x2 (event/state/property) to x3 with explanation x4 (du'u) [explanation x4 is an underlying mechanism/details/purpose/method for x2 (= velcki for reordered places), generally assumed to be |; metaphorical usage with the various causal relations (i.e. jalge, mukti, krinu, rinka, nibli, zukte) is possible, but the non-obviousness, and the existence of an explainer with a point of view makes this word not a simple expression of cause]
non-specific many x3 of steci
non-utile spofu (pof po'u): x1 is broken/inoperable/broken down/|/not usable for function x2 [agentive break, cause to become inoperable (= pofygau, pofyzu'e); accidentally break, as a result of an event, non-agentive (= pofyja'e, nutpofyja'e)]
noose clupa (cup): x1 is a loop/circuit of x2 [material] [also | (= skoclupa, saljgeclupa; there is no indication of shape, but merely that the ends join/meet); closed curve defined by set of points (= cuptai)]
norm (as basis for 'large') barda (bra): x1 is big/large in property/dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard/| x3
norm (as basis for 'small') cmalu (cma): x1 is small in property/dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard/| x3
norm (average) cnano (na'o): x1 [value] is a |/average in property/amount x2 (ka/ni) among x3(s) (set) by standard x4 [also mean, normal, usual; (x3 specifies the complete set)]
norm standard x4 of cnano
norm x1 of cnano
norm 2. population for a | x3 of cnano
norm 3. set with | x3 of cnano
normal (average) cnano (na'o): x1 [value] is a norm/average in property/amount x2 (ka/ni) among x3(s) (set) by standard x4 [also mean, |, usual; (x3 specifies the complete set)]
normal (of members of a set) fadni (fad): x3 of: x1 [member] is ordinary/common/typical/usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) [also: x2 is a |/common/ordinary/typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set)]
normal (of properties of a set) fadni (fad): x2 of: x1 [member] is ordinary/common/typical/usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) [also: x2 is a |/common/ordinary/typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set)]
normal (of specific members of a set) fadni (fad): x1 [member] is ordinary/common/typical/usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) [also: x2 is a |/common/ordinary/typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set)]
North American aspect x2 of bemro
North American x1 of bemro
North American 2. bemro (bem be'o): x1 reflects | culture/nationality/geography in aspect x2
north x1 of berti
north 2. x2 of snanu
north 3. frame for | x3 of berti
north 4. thing having to | x2 of berti
north 5. berti (ber): x1 is to the |/northern side [right-hand-rule pole] of x2 according to frame of reference x3
northern berti (ber): x1 is to the north/| side [right-hand-rule pole] of x2 according to frame of reference x3
nose x1 of nazbi
nose 2. thing having | x2 of nazbi
nose 3. nazbi (naz zbi): x1 is the | [body-part] of x2 with nostril(s)/nasal passage(s) x3; [metaphor: protrusion] [also (adjective:) nasal]
nostril x3 of nazbi
nostril 2. nazbi (naz zbi): x3 of: x1 is the nose [body-part] of x2 with |(s)/nasal passage(s) x3; [metaphor: protrusion] [also (adjective:) nasal]
not accessible x2 of ganlo
not as organized x2 of ganzu
not expecting x2 of ranxi
not intend x2 of snuti
not taking sides nutli (nul nu'i): x1 is neutral/|/medial/not towards any extreme on scale/in dissension x2 [also x2 dispute/struggle (though x2 is not limited to disagreements, which is merely one manifestation of scalar or distributed values in which there is a medial position)]
not the same drata (dat): x1 is | thing-as/is different-from/other-than x2 by standard x3; x1 is something else
not true (doubted) senpi (sen): x2 of: x1 doubts/is dubious/doubtful/skeptical/questions that x2 (du'u) is true [also: x2 is doubtful/dubious/questionable (= selsenpi for reordered places)]
not very milxe (mli): x1 is mild/non-extreme/gentle/middling/somewhat in property x2 (ka); x1 is | x2
notation (musical) x1 is a note/musical |/symbol for tone/note x2 of frequency/pitch x3 in musical | system x4/:/ /=/ togle'u
note (bell/tuned percussive tone) janbe (jab): x2 of: x1 is a bell/chime/[tuning fork] [tuned percussion instrument] producing sound/| x2 [also: x1 rings/tolls (i.e. if it rings, then it is a bell); resonates (one sense, = jabdesku)]
note (letter) xatra (xa'a): x1 is a letter/missive/[|] to intended audience x2 from author/originator x3 with content x4
note (memo/notice) notci (not noi): x1 is a message/notice/memorandum about subject x2 from author x3 to intended audience x4 [emphasis on brevity, single or identifiable subject (contrast with xatra: the emphasis in notci is on the single or cohesively focused subject, while the audience is less defined - indeed only an 'intended' audience. xatra need not have a single or focussed subject - its corresponding place is for 'content'); reminder/memo/| (= mojnoi)]
note (musical notation) x1 is a |/musical notation/symbol for tone/note x2 of frequency/pitch x3 in musical notation system x4/:/ /=/ togle'u
note (represented by musical notation) x1 is a note/musical notation/symbol for tone/| x2 of frequency/pitch x3 in musical notation system x4/:/ /=/ togle'u
note (tone) tonga (tog to'a): x1 is a tone/| of frequency/pitch x2 from source x3
note (whistled sound) siclu (sil): x2 of: x1 [sound source] whistles/makes whistling sound/|/tone/melody x2
noted x2 of jundi
noted 2. x2 of zgana
notice notci (not noi): x1 is a message/|/memorandum about subject x2 from author x3 to intended audience x4 [emphasis on brevity, single or identifiable subject (contrast with xatra: the emphasis in notci is on the single or cohesively focused subject, while the audience is less defined - indeed only an 'intended' audience. xatra need not have a single or focussed subject - its corresponding place is for 'content'); reminder/memo/note (= mojnoi)]
noticed x2 of sanji
notices (observes) zgana (zga): x1 observes/[|]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)]
notices (senses) ganse (gas ga'e): x1 [observer] senses/detects/| stimulus property x2 (ka) by means x3 under conditions x4 [x1 is sensitive to x2; also feels, spots, perceives, makes out, discerns/recognizes (but only implying reaction without necessarily any significant mental processing); note that the emphasis is on a property which stimulates x1 and is detected (sanji is passive about the sensing, and is not limited to sensory input, as well as presuming some kind of discernment/recognition, while not being concerned with the means of detection); x3 sense/sensory channel]
notorious misno (mis mi'o): x1 (person/object/event) is famous/renowned/is a celebrity among community of persons x2 (mass) [also celebrated/well-known; (derogative meanings:) |/infamous (= malmi'o; these could also be expressed using the referenced words)]
noun phrase gadri (gad): x1 is an article/descriptor labelling description x2 (text) in language x3 with semantics x4 [x2 is the | phrase/sumti without the article/descriptor; description ((x1 with x2) = gadysu'i); note: 'determiner' has become the accepted general linguistics term, displacing 'article'; however, 'determiner' includes all words that can introduce a | phrase/sumti, whether a description or not, such as pronoun possessives like lemi, quantifiers (especially in indefinites) like ci and su'o, and demonstratives like ti, ta, and tu; the term 'descriptor' in Lojban, is limited to words that introduce descriptions (excluding indefinites), such as those of selma'o LA and LE, their common compounds such as lemi, and possibly lenu]; 'article' typically refers only to a single word; Lojban assumes the broader meaning]
nourished x2 of cidja
nourishing (metaphorical of a root) genja (gej): x1 is a root [body-part] of plant/species x2; [metaphor: immobile, supporting, |]
nourishing (metaphorical of a womb) gutra: x1 is a/the womb/uterus [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: |, protective, giving birth]
novel cnino (nin ni'o): x1 is new/unfamiliar/| to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty
novelty cnino (nin ni'o): x1 is new/unfamiliar/novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a |
now x1 of cabna
now 2. cabna (cab): x1 is current at/in the present of/during/concurrent/simultaneous with x2 in time; (default x2 is the present resulting in:) x1 is | [time relationship only, 'aorist' claiming simultaneity does not mean one event does not extend into the past or future of the other]
nucleus (metaphorical narge (nag): of a nut or nut-like object), x4 of: x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-shelled fruit] from plant/species x2 with shell x3 and | x4 [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)]
nude lunbe (lub): x1 is bare/naked/|; x1 is without cover/clothes/[protection]
number (atomic |) ratni (rat): x1 is an atom of element/atomic | x2 of isotope |/atomic weight x3
number (count of a set) kancu (kac): x3 of: x1 (agent) counts the | in set x2 to be x3 [|/count] counting [off] by units x4 (x2 is complete set)
number (isotope |) ratni (rat): x1 is an atom of element/atomic | x2 of isotope |/atomic weight x3
number (quantifier/digit) namcu (nac na'u): x1 (li) is a |/quantifier/digit/value/figure [noun]; refers to the value and not the symbol
number (| of sides/surfaces of a block) bliku (bli): x3 of: x1 is a block [3-dimensional shape/form] of material x2, surfaces/sides x3 [x3 sides/surfaces should include |, size, and shape; also polyhedron (= pitybli having flat/planar sides/surfaces)], regular polyhedron (= kubybli, blikubli), brick (= kitybli)
number counted x3 of kancu
number of acres x2 of kramu
number of candelas x2 of delno
number of cents x2 of fepni
number of cubits x2 of gutci
number of days djedi (dje dei): x2 of: x1 is x2 full days in | (default is 1 day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal [today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)]
number of full days x2 of djedi
number of gallons x2 of dekpu
number of grams x2 of grake
number of hours x2 of cacra
number of hours 2. cacra: x2 of: x1 is x2 | in duration (default is 1 hour) by standard x3
number of kelvins x2 of kelvo
number of liters x2 of litce
number of meters x2 of mitre
number of miles x2 of minli
number of minutes x2 of mentu
number of minutes 2. mentu (met me'u): x2 of: x1 is x2 minutes in | (default is 1 minute) by standard x3
number of moles x2 of molro
number of months x2 of masti
number of months 2. masti (ma'i): x2 of: x1 is x2 months in duration (default is 1 |) by | standard x3 [this | (= cabma'i); next | (= bavylamyma'i); last | (= prulamyma'i)]
number of pounds x2 of bunda
number of recurrence x3 of krefu
number of seconds) snidu (nid): x2 of: x1 is x2 seconds in | (default is 1 second) by standard x3
number of weeks x2 of jeftu
number of weeks 2. jeftu (jef): x2 of: x1 is x2 weeks in | (default is 1 week) by standard x3 [re. x3, a week may be more or less than seven days, classically being tied to the time between trips to the marketplace; this week (= cabjeftu); next week (= bavlamjeftu); last week (= prulamjeftu)]
number of years x2 of nanca
number of years 2. nanca (na'a): x2 of: x1 is x2 | (default is 1 year) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is annual [this year (= cabna'a); next year (= bavlamna'a); last year (= prulamna'a)]
number x1 of namcu
number 2. rational | x1 of saclu
number 3. klani (lai): x1 is a quantity quantified/measured by | x2 (quantifier) on scale x3 (si'o) [also count]
numbered individuals | x3 of # mei
numeral lerfu (ler le'u): x1 (la'e zo BY/word-bu) is a letter/digit/symbol in alphabet/character-set x2 representing x3 [also x1 glyph, rune, character (also me'o BY/word-bu), x2 symbol set; (adjective:) x1 is alphabetic/symbolic; "letteral" used by analogy with "|"; sinxa is the more generic symbol]
numerator (dividend of a ratio) parbi (pab): x2 of: x1 (me'o, fraction) is a ratio/rate of x2 (quantity) with respect to x3 (quantity), [x2:x3] [also x1 fraction/proportion/quotient; x2 dividend/|; x3 divisor/denominator]
numerator (| of a fraction) frinu: x2 of: x1 is a fraction, with | x2, denominator x3 (x2/x3)
numerator x2 of frinu
nurses mikce (mic): x1 doctors/treats/|/[cures]/is physician/midwife to x2 for ailment x3 by treatment/cure x4 [also medic; (adjective:) x1, x4 is medical; x2 is a patient of x1 (= selmikce for reordered places) ; x2 is treated by x1 person/x4 treatment/method; successfully cure transitive (= sadmikce, sadvelmikce), intransitive (= sadyselmikce, ka'orbi'o to not imply an external agent/process, though the x1 and x4 of mikce may be self/internal); treatment (= velmikce)]
nut kernel x4 of narge
nut shell x3 of narge
nut x1 of narge
nut 2. plant with | x2 of narge
nut 3. narge (nag): x1 is a | [body-part: hard-shelled fruit] from plant/species x2 with shell x3 and kernel x4 [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)]
nutmeat narge (nag): x4 of: x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-shelled |] from plant/species x2 with shell x3 and kernel/| x4 [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)]
nutriment cidja (dja): x1 is food/feed/| for x2; x1 is edible/gives nutrition to x2
nutrition (gives |) cidja (dja): x1 is food/feed/nutriment for x2; x1 is edible/gives | to x2
nuts stagi: x1 is the edible x2 portion of plant x3; x1 is a vegetable [note that fruits and | are also vegetables; generally this word will be used for either the general category of edible plants, or for non-fruit vegetables (= nalrutstagi)]