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Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Persian nʾd (nāy, “reed, cane; tube, pipe, flute, clarion”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit नड (naḍá)), from Proto-Indo-European *nedo- (“reed”); See Old Armenian նետ (net, “arrow”) for more.
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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nāy
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| Dari reading?
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nāy
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| Iranian reading?
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nây
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| Tajik reading?
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noy
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Noun
| Dari
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نای
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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ной
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نای • (nây)
- reed
- reed-pipe
- flute, flageolet, fife
- ney
- throat
- trachea
- pride, vainglory
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