نانوا
Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier نانبا (nânbâ), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭠𐭭𐭯𐭠𐭪 (nānbāg, “baker”).
Pronunciation
| Dari | نانوا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | нонво |
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /naːn.ˈwaː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑːn.wɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nɒːɱ.vɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nɔɱ.vɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nānwā |
| Dari reading? | nānwā |
| Iranian reading? | nânvâ |
| Tajik reading? | nonvo |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
نانوا • (nânvâ) (plural نانواها, or نانوایان)
- baker
- Synonym: خباز (xabbâz)
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2785:
- بهر نان شخصی سوی نانوا دوید / داد جان چون حسن نانوا را بدید
- bahr-i-nân šaxs-i suy-i nânwâ dawîd / dâd jân čôn husn-i-nânwâ râ ba-dîd
- A person ran to the baker for bread: on seeing the beauty of the baker, he gave up the ghost.
Derived terms
- نانوائی (nânvâ'i)