نو

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word نو. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word نو, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say نو in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word نو you have here. The definition of the word نو will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofنو, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

نو • (no)

  1. nine

Noun

نو • (no)

  1. nine (digit)

See also

Brahui

Brahui numbers (edit)
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: نو (no)

Etymology

Borrowed from Baluchi نو (no)

Pronunciation

Numeral

نو (no)

  1. nine, 9

Libyan Arabic

Pronunciation

Noun

نو (transliteration needed) m

  1. heat (of the weather)

Adjective

نو (transliteration needed) m or f

  1. hot (of the weather)

Mazanderani

Etymology 1

Compare Persian نو (now).

Adjective

نو (nu)

  1. new

Etymology 2

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us (“boat”).

Noun

نو (nô)

  1. (obsolete) boat, small ship
  2. trough

Pashto

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”). Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬟𐬋 (nāfō), Sanskrit नाभि (nābhi).

Pronunciation

Noun

نو • (nu) m

  1. navel
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adverb

نو • (no)

  1. then

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭪𐭩 (nōg), from Old Persian 𐎴𐎺 (n-v /⁠nava⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *náwah (compare Northern Kurdish nû, Pashto نوی (nëway), Ossetian ног (nog), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (nauua)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit नव (náva), Hindi नया (nayā)) ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (compare Greek νέος (néos), Russian но́вый (nóvyj), Italian nuovo and English new).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? naw
Dari reading? naw
Iranian reading? now
Tajik reading? nav

Adjective

Dari نو
Iranian Persian
Tajik нав

نو • (now) (comparative نوتَر (now-tar), superlative نوتَرین (now-tarin))

  1. new, pristine, unused (of an item)
  2. fresh

Antonyms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: نو (nev)

Sindhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नवन् (navan).

Numeral

نو • (navan)

  1. nine

Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit नवन् (návan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

Urdu numbers (edit)
90[a], [b]
 ←  8 ۹
9 		10  → 
    Cardinal: نَو (nau)
    Ordinal: نَوواں (nauvā̃), نُہُم (nuhum)

نو • (nau) (Hindi spelling नौ)

  1. nine

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian نو (naw). Doublet of نیا (nayā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

نَو • (nau) (Hindi spelling नौ)

  1. (formal) new
    نو صدر مملکت ― nau sadr mumlikat ― new head of state

References

  • “نو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “نو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia