نغز
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Iranian. Cognate with Parthian nxšg (naxšag, “good, fine, splendid”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈnaɣz/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näɣz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næɢz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näʁz]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | naġz |
| Dari reading? | naġz |
| Iranian reading? | naġz |
| Tajik reading? | naġz |
- Homophone: نقض (naqz) (Iranian Persian)
Adjective
| Dari | نغز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | нағз |
نغز • (naġz) (comparative نغزتَر, superlative نغزتَرین)
- good
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3140:
- زآنکه او پاک است و سبحان وصف اوست / بینیاز است او ز نغز و مغز و پوست
- z-ān-ki ō pāk ast u subhān wasf-i ō-st / bē-niyāz ast ō zi naġz u maġz u pōst
- Because He is holy, and Glory is His attribute: He hath no need of good things and kernel or rind.
- fine
- elegant
Descendants
- → Kazakh: нағыз (nağyz)