نادان

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Persian

Etymology

From ناـ (nâ-) +‎ دان (dân).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? nāḏān
Dari reading? nādān
Iranian reading? nâdân
Tajik reading? nodon
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Adjective

Dari نادان
Iranian Persian
Tajik нодон

نادان • (nâdân)

  1. ignorant
  2. unwise

Noun

نادان • (nâdân)

  1. ignoramus
  2. an unwise person

Antonyms

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نادان (nādān).

Pronunciation

Adjective

نادان • (nādān) (Hindi spelling नादान)

  1. naive
  2. foolish

References

  • “نادان”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “نادان”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian نادان (nâdân).

Pronunciation

Adjective

نادان • (nadan)

  1. ignorant, uneducated
  2. stupid, foolish, silly

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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