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Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نَالَایِق (nālāyiq). By surface analysis, ના- (nā-) + લાયક (lāyak).
Pronunciation
Adjective
નાલાયક • (nālāyak) (indeclinable)
- unfit, unsuitable, unworthy
- Synonyms: અઘટિત (aghaṭit), અયોગ્ય (ayogya), કુપાત્ર (kupātra), નકામું (nakāmũ)
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More information
- “નાલાયક”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- “નાલાયક”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- “નાલાયક”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- નાયક, છોટુભાઈ રણછોડજી (1972-1988) “નાલાયક”, in ફારસી શબ્દોનો સાર્થ વ્યુત્પત્તિ કોશ (phārsī śabdono sārth vyutpatti koś) (in Gujarati), volume 2, અમદાવાદ : ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી [Gujarat University], page 266, column 1
- અમીરમિયાં હમદૂમિયાં ફારૂકી (1926) “નાલાયક”, in ગુજરાતી ફારસી અરબી શબ્દકોશ (gujrātī phārsī arabī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), volume 1, અમદાવાદ , page 144, column 2