نصف‌النهار

Persian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic نِصْف النَّهَار (niṣf an-nahār).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nis.fun.na.ˈhɑːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɪs.fʊn.nä.ɦɑ́ːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɪs.fʊn.nä.ɦɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɪs.fʊn.nɑːɑ́ːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nis.fun.nɔːɔ́ːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nes.fon.næ.ɦɒ́ːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nis.fun.nä.ɦɔ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	nisfunnahār
Dari reading?	nisfunnahār
Iranian reading?	nesfonnahâr
Tajik reading?	nisfunnahor

Noun

نصف‌النهار • (nesf-on-nahâr)

1. (geography) meridian