نی
Khalaj
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian KNYA / nʾd (nay, “reed, cane”), nʾd (nāy, “tube, flute, clarion”); see نای (nây) for more.
Alternative forms
- نای (nây)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [naj]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näj]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [näj]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [näj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nej]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näj]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | nay |
Dari reading? | nay |
Iranian reading? | ney |
Tajik reading? | nay |
Derived terms
- نیزار (neyzâr)
- نیستان (neyestân)
- نیزن (ney-zan)
- نیساز (ney-sâz)
- نیلبک (ney-labak)
- سرنای (sornây)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “nay; nāy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 58
Etymology 2
See نه (na).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [neː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [neː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [neː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [neː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [niː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ne]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | nē |
Dari reading? | nē |
Iranian reading? | ni |
Tajik reading? | ne |
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