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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭢, 𐭭𐭩𐭬 (nēm, “half”) (logogram PRG from Aramaic), from Proto-Iranian *náymah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náymas (“half”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀 (naēma), Sanskrit नेम (néma).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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nīm, nēm
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| Dari reading?
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nīm
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| Iranian reading?
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nim
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| Tajik reading?
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nim
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Adjective
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نیم
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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ним
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نیم • (nim)
- half
- semi-, hemi-
Synonyms
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 58
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 317
Urdu
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit नियम (niyamá).
Pronunciation
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /neːm/
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɪ.jəm/
Noun
نیم • (nem or niyam) m (Hindi spelling नेम or नियम)
- rule
- law
- principle
- regulation
- restriction
- obligation
- custom
- contract
- penance
- piety
- any self-imposed restraint or religious observance
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).
Pronunciation
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /niːm/
Noun
نیم • (nīm) m (Hindi spelling नीम)
- neem (Azadirachta indica)
References
- John T. Platts (2012 August 13 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)