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Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian (nymk' /nēmag/). By surface analysis, نیم (nim) + ـه (-e).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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nēma
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| Dari reading?
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nīma
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| Iranian reading?
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nime
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| Tajik reading?
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nima
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Adjective
نیمه • (nime)
- half
- Synonyms: نصف (nesf), نیم (nim)
Noun
نیمه • (nime)
- half
- Synonyms: نصف (nesf), نیم (nim)
Usage notes
- نیمه (nime) and نیم (nim) are both nouns meaning "half", but نیمه (nime) is obligatory before the ezâfe particle, hence always نیمهٔ (nime-ye) and never *نیمِ (*nim-e).
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نیمه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim