ناف

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Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن و ف (n-w-f).

Verb

نَافَ (nāfa) I, non-past يَنُوفُ‎ (yanūfu)

  1. to exceed, to surpass, to go over
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Adjective

نَافٍ (nāfin) (feminine نَافِيَة (nāfiya), masculine plural نَافُون (nāfūn), feminine plural نَافِيَات (nāfiyāt))

  1. active participle of نَفَى (nafā)
Declension
Derived terms

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (navel). Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬟𐬋 (nāfō), Sanskrit नाभि (nābhi), English navel.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? nāf
Dari reading? nāf
Iranian reading? nâf
Tajik reading? nof

Noun

Dari ناف
Iranian Persian
Tajik ноф

ناف (nâf)

  1. navel

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “ناف”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864), “ناف”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 1280

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ناف (nāf). Doublet of نابھی (nābhi). Related to English navel.

Pronunciation

Noun

ناف (nāff (Hindi spelling नाफ़)

  1. navel
    Synonym: نابھی (nābhi)