نویس
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /na.ˈwiːs/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nä.wíːs]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næ.víːs]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nä.vís]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nawīs |
| Dari reading? | nawīs |
| Iranian reading? | navis |
| Tajik reading? | navis |
Verb
نویس • (navis, nevis)
- present stem form of نوشتن
Descendants
- → Urdu: نویس (navīs)
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian نویس (navīs, “writer”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nə.ʋiːs/
Noun
نویس • (navīs) f (Hindi spelling नवीस)
- (suffix) writer
- spy, secret agent
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | نویس (navīs) | نویس (navīs) |
| oblique | نویس (navīs) | نویسوں (navīsõ) |
| vocative | نویس (navīs) | نویسو (navīso) |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | نویس (navīs) | نویسیں (navīsẽ) |
| oblique | نویس (navīs) | نویسوں (navīsõ) |
| vocative | نویس (navīs) | نویسو (navīso) |
References
- “نویس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “نویس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “نویس”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “نویس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.