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Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian (nhʾl /nihāl/, “sapling”), equivalent to نه (neh-) + ـال (-âl).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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nihāl
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| Dari reading?
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nehāl
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| Iranian reading?
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nehâl, nahâl
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| Tajik reading?
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nihol
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Noun
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نهال
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ниҳол
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نهال • (nehâl or nahâl)
- sapling, shoot
- Synonym: دِرَختچه (deraxtče)
c. 1911, Mohammad Hossein Âğuli Torki-ye Shirâzi, دیوان ترکی شیرازی:عشق در عالم معنی ست نهالی شاداب
خوش نهالی ست و لیکن ثمرش جز غم نیست- ešq dar âlam ma'ni-st nahâli šâdâb
xoš nahâli-st va likan samr-aš joz ğam nist - The meaning of love in the world is a well-watered sapling;
It is a pretty sapling, but its fruit is naught but grief.
- seedling
- (poetic) child
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