نمک

See also: نمك

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐 (namak).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /na.ˈmak/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.mǽk]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nä.mǽk]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nä.mäk], [ni.mɔ́ːk]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næ.mǽkʲ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.mǽk]

Readings
Classical reading^?	namak
Dari reading^?	namak
Iranian reading^?	namak
Tajik reading^?	namak

Audio (Iran): (file)
(Isfahan) IPA^(key): [næ.mǽkʲ], [ne.mǽkʲ]

Noun

نمک • (namak) (Tajik spelling намак)

salt
charm; attractive or delightful quality
(figurative) Used as a metonymy for hospitality.

Derived terms

بانمک (bâ-namak)
حق نمک (haqq-e namak)
خوش‌نمک (xoš-namak)
نمکدان (namakdân)
نمکی (namaki)
نمکین (namakin)
نمک‌سود (namak-sud)
نمک‌گیر (namak-gir)

Descendants

→ Assamese: নিমখ (nimokh)
→ Bengali: নিমক (nimok)
→ Gujarati: નિમક (nimak)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: नमक (namak)

Urdu: نَمَک (namak)
→ Punjabi: namak
Gurmukhi script: ਨਮਕ

Shahmukhi script: نَمَک

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (namak).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nə.mək/
Rhymes: -ək

Noun

نَمَک • (namak) m (Hindi spelling नमक)

salt

Related terms

نمکین (namakīn)