ننگ
Persian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Persian [script needed] (nng /nang/).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [nanɡ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næɲɡʲ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näŋɡ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | nang |
Dari reading? | nang |
Iranian reading? | nang |
Tajik reading? | nang |
Noun
editDari | ننگ |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | нанг |
نَنگ • (nang)
- infamy; dishonor; shame
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 8”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez][1]:
- گر چه بدنامیست نزد عاقلان
ما نمیخواهیم ننگ و نام را- gar či badnâmî-st nazd-i âqilân
mâ na-mê-xwâhêm nang u nâm râ - Though the opinion of the wise is [that] infamy [is ours],
[In reality,] we want neither shame nor fame.
- gar či badnâmî-st nazd-i âqilân
Ushojo
editNoun
editننگ (naṅg)