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Persian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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nāla
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| Dari reading?
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nāla
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nâle
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| Tajik reading?
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nola
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Noun
ناله • (nâle) (plural نالهها (nâle-hâ))
- groan, moan, sigh
- 1927, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Morq-e Sahar
مرغ سحر ناله سر کن
داغ مرا تازهتر کن- morğ-e sahar nâle sar kon
dâğ-e marâ tâze-tar kon - O morning bird! Give a moan and restore my old sorrow!
- Synonyms: فغان (fağân), شیون (šivan)
Derived terms
- نالیدن (nâlidan, “to groan, to moan”)
- نالان (nâlân, “groaning, moaning”)
- نالش (nâleš, “groaning, lamentation”)
Descendants
References
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ناله”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press