نازک

See also: نازك

Khalaj

Adjective

نازُک (nâzuk)

  1. Arabic spelling of nâzuk (narrow)

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (n'cwk' /⁠nāzuk⁠/), also Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫗𐫀𐫉𐫇𐫃 (nʾzwg /⁠nāzōg⁠/), Sogdian 𐼎𐼀𐼈𐼇𐼋 (nʾzwk), from the noun now Persian ناز (nâz).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑː.zʊk]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nɑː.zʊk]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nɔː.zuk]

Readings
Classical reading? nāzuk
Dari reading? nāzuk
Iranian reading? nâzok
Tajik reading? nozuk

Adjective

نازک • (nâzok)

  1. delicate
  2. thin
  3. slender
  4. tender
  5. gracious
  6. elegant
  7. clean
  8. neat
  9. (of one's voice) high (in pitch)
    Synonym: زیر (zir)
    Antonym: کلفت (koloft)
    صدای زنان نازک است
    sadâ-ye zanân nâzok ast
    The voice of women is high in pitch.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: նազիկ (nazik)
  • Bashkir: нәҙек (nəźek, thin)
  • Karakalpak: nozik
  • Kazakh: нәзік (näzık)
  • Khalaj: nâzuk
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: نازك (nazuk, nazük, nazik)
  • Turkmen: näzik (tender, soft, delicate)
  • Uyghur: نازۇك (nazuk)
  • Uzbek: nozik

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نازک (nāzuk).

Pronunciation

Adjective

نازُک • (nāzuk) (Hindi spelling नाज़ुक)

  1. tender, delicate
    بَڑی نازُک لَرکی ہَے۔
    baṛī nāzuk larkī hai.
    She is a very delicate girl.
  2. weak, fragile
    میرا حالات بَہُت نازُک ہَے۔
    merā hālāt bahut nāzuk hai.
    I am in a really fragile condition.
  3. thin, slender, slim

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • صنفِ نازُک (sinf-e nājuk, the weaker sex)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu نازک (nāzuk).

Adjective

نازک (nāzuk)

  1. delicate
  2. thin
  3. fragile
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