نان

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See also: يان and یان

Baluchi

Etymology

From Persian نان (nân); compare the native doublet نگن (nagan).

Noun

نان • (nán)

  1. bread

See also

Central Kurdish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

نان (nan) (present stem نێ- (nê-))

  1. (transitive) to put

Conjugation

Conjugation
infinitive نان
nan 		past stem نا
na 		present stem نێ
nê
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative من تۆ ئەو ئێمە ئێوە ئەوان
simple
past 		نام
nam		 نات
nat		 نای
nay 		نامان
naman		 ناتان
natan		 نایان
nayan
present دەنێم
denêm		 دەنێیت
denêyt		 دەنێت
denêt 		دەنێین
denêyn		 دەنێن
denên
past
imperfect (habitual, progressive) 		دەمنا
demna		 دەتنا
detna		 دەینا
deyna 		دەماننا
demanna		 دەتاننا
detanna		 دەیاننا
deyanna
past
progressive 		خەریک بووم دەمنا
xerîk bûm demna		 خەریک بووی دەتنا
xerîk bûy detna		 خەریک بوو دەینا
xerîk bû deyna 		خەریک بووین دەماننا
xerîk bûyn demanna		 خەریک بوون دەتاننا
xerîk bûn detanna		 خەریک بوون دەیاننا
xerîk bûn deyanna
present
progressive 		خەریکِم دەنێم
xerîkim denêm		 خەریکی دەنێیت
xerîkî denêyt		 خەریکە دەنێت
xerîke denêt 		خەریکین دەنێین
xerîkîn denêyn		 خەریکِن دەنێن
xerîkin denên
past
perfect 		نابووم
nabûm		 نابووت
nabût		 نابووی
nabûy 		نابوومان
nabûman		 نابووتان
nabûtan		 نابوویان
nabûyan
present
perfect 		ناومە
nawme		 ناوتە
nawte		 ناویە
nawye 		ناومانە
nawmane		 ناوتانە
nawtane		 ناویانە
nawyane
subjunctive من تۆ ئەو ئێمە ئێوە ئەوان
past نابێتِم
nabêtim		 نابێتِت
nabêtit		 نابێتی
nabêtî 		نابێتمان
nabêtman		 نابێتتان
nabêttan		 نابێتیان
nabêtyan
present بِنێم
binêm		 بِنێیت
binêyt		 بِنێت
binêt 		بِنێین
binêyn		 بِنێن
binên
imperative — تۆ — ئێمە ئێوە —
بِنێە
binêe		 بِنێین
binêyn		 بِنێن
binên

Noun

نان (nan)

  1. bread

Chagatai

Etymology

From Persian نان (nân).

Noun

نان (nan) (plural نانلار)

  1. bread

Laki

Noun

نان (nan)

  1. bread

Malay

Noun

نان (plural نان-نان or نان۲, informal 1st possessive نانکو, 2nd possessive نانمو, 3rd possessive نانڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of nana

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نان (nân).

Noun

نان • (nan)

  1. bread
    Synonyms: اكمك (ekmek), خبز (hubz)
  2. (in general) food
  3. (by extension) livelihood

Descendants

  • Turkish: nan

Further reading

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”), from Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian *nagna-.

Compare Sogdian (nγn- /⁠naγn⁠/, “bread”), Manichaean Parthian ngn (naγn), Khotanese (nāṃji), Northern Kurdish nan, Zazaki nan, Central Kurdish نان (nan), Northern Luri نۆ (nø), Baluchi نگن (nagan), Pashto نغن (naγan), Laki نان (nan), Natanzi نون (nun), Gurani (nāna), (nān, “bread, food”), Sanskrit नग्नहु (nagnahu), and possibly the Old Armenian loanword նկան (nkan).

Pronunciation

 
 

Readings
Classical reading? nān
Dari reading? nān
Iranian reading? nân
Tajik reading? non
  • (Madaklashti) IPA(key): /nuːn/
  • Audio (Iran)(file)

Noun

Dari نان
Iranian Persian
Tajik нон

نان • (nân) (plural نان‌ها (nân-hâ))

  1. bread, including the kind called naan in English and any other kind of bread
    نان بربری ― nân-e barbari ― barbari bread
    نان تافتان ― nân-e tâftân ― taftoon bread
    نان سنگک ― nân-e sangak ― sangak bread
    نان لواش ― nân-e lavâš ― lavash bread
    نان تست ― nân-e tost ― American-style bread for toasting
  2. (Dari, colloquial) any food
    Synonyms: (in Dari) غذا (ğizā), خوراک (xōrāk)

Descendants

Punjabi

Etymology

From Classical Persian نان (nān, “bread”).

Pronunciation

Noun

نان • (nān) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਾਨ)

  1. naan

Declension

Declension of نان
dir. sg. نان (nān)
dir. pl. نان (nān)
singular plural
direct نان (nān) نان (nān)
oblique نان (nān) ناناں (nānāṉ)
vocative نانا (nānā) نانو (nāno)
ablative نانوں (nānoṉ) —
locative نانے (nāne) نانِیں (nānīṉ)
instrumental نانے (nāne) نانِیں (nānīṉ)

Sindhi

Etymology

From Classical Persian نان (nān, “bread”).

Pronunciation

Noun

نان • (nānu) m (Devanagari नानु)

  1. naan.

References

  • “نان”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 1866-1938

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian نان (nān, “bread”).

Pronunciation

Noun

نان • (nān) f (Hindi spelling नान)

  1. naan, A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian نان (nân).

Pronunciation

Noun

نان • (nan) (plural نانلار (nanlar))

  1. naan, A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Mandarin: 饢／馕 (náng)
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