نیم
See also: نيم
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭢, 𐭭𐭩𐭬 (nēm, “half”) (logogram PRG from Aramaic), from Proto-Iranian *náymah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náymas (“half”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀 (naēma), Sanskrit नेम (néma).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [niːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [niːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nim]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | nīm |
Dari reading? | nīm |
Iranian reading? | nim |
Tajik reading? | nim |
Adjective edit
Dari | نیم |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ним |
نیم • (nim)
Synonyms edit
- نصف (nesf)
Related terms edit
- نیمه (nima)
References edit
- Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 317
Urdu edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /neːm/
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɪ.jəm/
Noun edit
نیم • (nem or niyam) m (Hindi spelling नेम or नियम)
- rule
- law
- principle
- regulation
- restriction
- obligation
- custom
- contract
- penance
- piety
- any self-imposed restraint or religious observance
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).
Pronunciation edit
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /niːm/
Noun edit
نیم • (nīm) m (Hindi spelling नीम)
References edit
- John T. Platts (2012 August 13 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1]