نغمه

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See also: نغمة and نغمہ

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَغْمة (naḡma).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? nağma
Dari reading? nağma
Iranian reading? nağme
Tajik reading? naġma

Noun

Dari نغمه
Iranian Persian
Tajik нағма

نغمه (nağme)

  1. melody; tune; song
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 2”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
      چه نسبت است به رندی صلاح و تقوا را
      سماعِ وعظ کجا، نغمهٔ رباب کجا
      či nisbat ast ba rindî salâh u taqwâ râ
      samâ'-i wa'z kujâ, nağma-yi rubâb kujâ
      What do virtue and piety have to do with being a rogue?
      Where is the listening to sermons? Where, the tune of the lute?
      (romanization in Classical Persian)

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: नग़मा (naġmā)
    Urdu: نَغمَہ (naġmā)

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