نخچیر
Persian
Alternative forms
- نخجیر (naxjir)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭧𐭰𐭩𐭫 (naxčīr, “game, quarry, chase; hunting, hunt”), from Proto-Iranian *naxusčr̥ya- (“top hunting; top quarry”).
The first part naxu- ("first; top") is related to نخست (noxost, “first”), and the latter part *sčr̥ya- ("hunting; what is to be chased") is related to شکار (šekâr, “hunt, hunting”), hence the original meaning "what is to be hunted to display the outstanding skill of the hunter".
Cognate with Parthian 𐭍𐭇𐭔𐭉𐭓 (naxčīr, “game, quarry, chase”), and Sogdian ܢܓܫܝܪ (naxšīr, “wild beast; wild goat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [nax.t͡ʃiːɾ]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näx.t͡ʃʰiːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [näx.t͡ʃʰiːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [näx.t͡ʃʰiɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næx.t͡ʃʰiːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näχ.t͡ʃʰiɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | naxčīr |
| Dari reading? | naxčīr |
| Iranian reading? | naxčir |
| Tajik reading? | naxčir |
Synonyms
- شکار (šekâr)
Derived terms
- نخچیرزار (naxčirzâr, “hunting ground”)
- نخچیرباں (naxčîrbân, “hunter”)
Descendants
- → Urdu: نخچیر (naxcīr)
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian نخچیر (naxčīr, “hunt, hunting; game, quarry; prey”).
Cognate with Wakhi نخچیر (naxčīr, “fox”), Yidgha نخشیر (naxšīr, “goat”), Yagnobi нахшир (naxšir), and Gandhari 𐨣𐨐𐨿𐨕𐨁𐨌𐨪 (naxcīra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nəx.t͡ʃiːɾ/
Noun
نخچیر • (naxcīr) m (Hindi spelling नख़चीर)
Declension
| Declension of نخچیر | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | نخچیر (naxcīr) | نخچیر (naxcīr) |
| oblique | نخچیر (naxcīr) | نخچیروں (naxcīrō̃) |
| vocative | نخچیر (naxcīr) | نخچیرو (naxcīrō) |
Derived terms
- نخچیری (naxcīrī, “(pretaining to) hunting”)
- نخچیر گاہ (naxcīr-gāh, “hunting ground”)
- نخچیر زن (naxcīr-zan, “hunter”)
- نخچیر کشی (naxcīr-kušī, “hunting”)
- نخچیر مُحبَّت (naxcīr-e-muhabbat)
Related terms
- شکار (šikār)
References
- “نخچیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.