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Within the darkness of the night one can gaze at the great expanse of the watery ocean and see 'nothing' just as at night time one can gaze at the great cosmic ocean and see 'nothing' and in this way the concept of the 'waters' and the concept of 'negation' became synonymous meanings of the root 'na'.

 

'Na' meaning 'water' can be seen within 'nabhas' whose primal meaning is that which appears ( bhas ) as water ( na ) and whose secondary meanings are 'fog' 'mist' 'vapour' and this can be seen within other languages as 'nebula' and 'nimbus'.

 

'Na' meaning 'water' can be seen within 'nada' a word from the language of Sanskrit whose primal meaning is to give ( da ) water ( na ) and whose secondary meaning is 'river' and a word which can be seen within 'Neda' a river within Greece and also 'Ness' the famous Scottish monster.

 

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'Na' is recognised within the dictionaries of Sanskrit to express 'negation' as seen within its meanings of 'no' 'none' 'neither' 'nothing' it does not recognise 'na' to bear the meaning of 'water' yet within the words of Sanskrit it is recognised to mean 'water'.

 

'Na' meaning 'water' can be seen within 'naga' a word from the language of Sanskrit whose primal meaning is that which goes ( ga ) within the waters ( na ) and whose secondary meaning is 'snake' a word which is also the source of the word 'snake' as they simply add an 'S' to the word 'naga'.

 

'Na' meaning 'water' can be seen within 'nava' a word from the language of Sanskrit whose primal meaning is that which moves ( va ) within the waters ( na ) and whose secondary meanings are 'boat' and 'ship' a word which is the source of 'navy' 'navigation' 'nautical' and 'nausea'.

 

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As Brahma awakens within his lotus and observes the vast universe, hes described as seeing 'nothing' but the 'waters' and within Egyptian cosmology there was 'nothing' except the 'primal waters' and within the Bible there was 'nothing' except the 'waters' upon which God moves across the face of these waters and says 'let there be light'.

 

'Na' meaning 'water' can be seen within 'napat' a word from the language of Sanskrit whose primal meaning is that which governs ( pat ) the waters ( na ) and whose secondary meanings are 'descendent' 'son' 'grandson' and the source of words such as 'nephew' and 'nepotism' and 'Neptune'.

 

'Na' meaning 'water' can be seen within 'nakra' a word from Sanskrit whose primal meaning is that which walks ( kra ) within the waters ( na ) its secondary meaning being 'crocodile' and from this we get 'nektos' a word from Greece whose meaning is 'swimmer' and this produces words such as 'nectar' and 'nectarine'.

 

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'Na' meaning 'water' is a meaning shared by other N roots such as 'ni' and 'nr' and 'nu' all of which can be seen to express 'water' and we find that within Egyptian hieroglyphics the letter 'N' represents 'water' and 'negation' and this can also be seen within 'Nu' the Egyptian goddess of the primal waters.


'Na' meaning 'water' is seen within 'nas' a word from Sanskrit whose primal meaning is to connect ( sa ) to the primal waters ( na ) and whose secondary meanings are to 'disappear' to 'perish' to 'remove' and this produces 'necro' a word from Greece meaning 'death' as seen within 'necropolis' and 'necrophilia' and 'necromancy'.

 

'Na' meaning 'water' can be seen within 'nak' and 'nakta' words from Sanskrit whose primal meanings are the curvilinear motions ( ak ) of the waters ( na ) as in the movements of the cosmic ocean which creates their secondary meanings of 'night' and this produces words such as 'nocturnal' 'equinox' and 'night'.

 

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'Na' meaning 'water' can be seen within 'nara' whose primal meaning is that which arrives ( ar ) from the primal waters ( na ) its secondary meanings being 'water' 'man' 'human' 'person' 'mortal' as seen in 'Narayana' meaning that which resides ( ayana ) within the waters ( nara ) and from 'nara' comes words such as 'nero' 'andros' and 'anthropo'.

 

'Na' meaning 'water' can be seen within 'nasa' whose primal meaning is that which throws ( as ) water ( na ) its secondary meanings being 'nose' 'elephants trunk' 'elimination' and from this we get words such as 'nose' 'nostril' 'nuzzle' and 'nozzle'.

 

'Na' meaning 'water' can also be seen within 'Nasatya' whose primal meaning is the essence ( satya ) of the waters ( na ) a name for the celestial deities who are known as the 'Asvinis' and seen as the celestial horsemen of the cosmic waters.

 

 

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