ناچیز

Persian

Etymology

From (nâ) +‎ (čiz).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naː.ˈt͡ʃiːz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.t͡ʃʰíːz]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.t͡ʃʰíːz]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.t͡ʃʰíz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.t͡ʃʰíːz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.t͡ʃʰíz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nāčīz
Dari reading^?	nāčīz
Iranian reading^?	nâčiz
Tajik reading^?	nočiz

Adjective

ناچیز • (nâčiz)

insignificant, trifling, trivial

Descendants

→ Middle Hindi: ناچیز (nacyz /⁠nācīz⁠/)
- Hindustani: nācīz
  Hindi: नाचीज़
  
  Urdu: ناچِیز

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ناچیز”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 2128
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “نا چيز”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 1368