نخ
Persian
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [nax]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næx]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näχ]
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Classical reading? | nax |
Dari reading? | nax |
Iranian reading? | nax |
Tajik reading? | nax |
Noun
editDari | نخ |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | нах |
نخ • (nax) (plural نخها (nax-hâ))
- thread, string
- یک رشته نخ ― yek rešte-ye nax ― single thread of string
- سر نخ ― sar-e nax ― tip of the string
- نخ رنگی ― nax-e rangi ― colored thread
- نخ ابریشم ― nax-e abrišam ― silk thread
Further reading
edit- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “نخ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نخ”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
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editنخ (nax)