نهاد

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian. Compare Middle Persian nyh’dg (nihādag, foundation, base).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? nihāḏ
Dari reading? nehād
Iranian reading? nehâd
Tajik reading? nihod

Noun

نهاد (nahâd, nehâd)

  1. (archaic) nature
    • 9th century, Rudaki
      خدای عرشِ جهان را چنین نهاد نهاد
      که گاه مردم شادان و گه بُوَد ناشا‌د
      xudây arš-î jahân râ čenîn nahâd nahâd
      kî gâh mardum-î šâdân u gah buvad nâšâd.
  2. (archaic) personality, disposition, impression
    بیگانه نهادbigâne-nahâdunfriendly, of strange nature
    خاکی نهادxâki-nahâdof humble nature
    آتش نهادâtaš-nahâdill-tempered, of unkind nature
    نیکو نهادniku-nahâdof friendly nature
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Urdu: نہاد (nihād)

Etymology 2

Related to the verb نهادن (nahâdan, to place, to put, to establish).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? nahāḏ
Dari reading? nahād
Iranian reading? nahâd
Tajik reading? nahod

Noun

نهاد (nahâd) (plural نهادها (nahâd-hâ))

  1. institution
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

نهاد (nahâd)

  1. past stem of نهادن

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