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Baluchi
Adverb
نی • (ní)
- now
See also
Brahui
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *nīn.
Pronoun
نی (nī)
- you (singular)
Khalaj
Pronoun
نَی (nəy)
- Arabic spelling of nəy (“what”)
Adverb
نَی (nəy)
- Arabic spelling of nəy (“why”)
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian KNYA / nʾd (nay, “reed, cane”), nʾd (nāy, “tube, flute, clarion”); see نای (nây) for more.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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nay
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Dari reading?
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nay
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Iranian reading?
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ney
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Tajik reading?
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nay
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Noun
Dari
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نی
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Iranian Persian
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Tajik
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най
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نی • (ney) (plural نیها (ney-hâ))
- reed
- cane
- straw
- ney
- flute
Derived terms
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “nay; nāy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 58
Etymology 2
See نه (na).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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nē
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Dari reading?
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nē
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Iranian reading?
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ni
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Tajik reading?
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ne
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Adverb
Dari
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نه, نی
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Iranian Persian
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نه
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Tajik
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не
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نی • (ni, nê)
- ((Standard) Tajiki, chiefly Dari, otherwise archaic) no
Ushojo
Noun
نی (nī)
- negation
Adverb
نی (nī)
- not
Noun
نی (nī)
- no