نماسپېښين

Pashto

Alternative forms

  • نماسپښين (nëmâspax̌in), نمازپښين (nëmâzpax̌in), نماسښين (nëmâsx̌in), ماسپېشين (mâspex̌in), ماسپښين (mâspax̌in), ماپښين (mâpax̌in)

Etymology

Corrupted from Classical Persian نماز پیشین (namāz-e pēšīn). Compare Punjabi نَمازِ پیشِیں (namāz-e peśīṉ), Chinese 撇什尼 (piěshíní), Uzbek peshin, Kazakh бесін (besın), Kyrgyz бешим (beşim), Uyghur پېشىن (pëshin).

Pronunciation

  • (Southern) IPA(key): /nə.mɑs.pe.ʂin/
  • (Northern) IPA(key): /nə.mɑs.pe.xin/

Noun

نماسپېښين • (nəmâzpex̌inm

  1. (Islam) dhuhr prayer
  2. noon

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