N (n), the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent,
and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or
linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done;
but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard
or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same
sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but
related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to
Pronunciation, §§ 243-246.
The letter N came into English through the Latin and Greek from the
Phœnician, which probably derived it from the Egyptian as the ultimate
origin. It is etymologically most closely related to M. See M.
N, n. (Print.) A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.
Na (nä), a. & adv. No, not. See No. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Nab (nb), n. [Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.] 1. The summit of an eminence.
[Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.