نخست
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian nxwst (naxwist, “first”), from Proto-Iranian *naxwist- (“first”), from Proto-Iranian *naxu- (“first, in front, high”), of unclear origin, with no known cognates outside Iranian. Cognate to Northern Kurdish nexrî ('first-born') and akin to Old Armenian նախ (nax), an Iranian borrowing.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [na.xust~nu.xust]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næ.xost̪~no.xost̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nä.χust̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | naxust~nuxust |
| Dari reading? | naxust~nuxust |
| Iranian reading? | naxost~noxost |
| Tajik reading? | naxust |
Adjective edit
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
نخست • (noxost)
Synonyms edit
- اول (avval)
References edit
- ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2015) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 525
- ^ Müller, Friedrich (1894) “Pahlawi und neupersische Etymologien”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 8, page 190
- ^ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “نخست”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian نخست (nuxust).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nʊ.xʊst̪/
- Hyphenation: نُ‧خُست
Adjective edit
نخست • (nuxust)