نوشین

See also: نوسین

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (anōšēn, “ambrosial, sweet”), from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱 (anōš, “ambrosia”) + [script needed] (-ēn), from Old Persian *anauša- (“immortal”), from Proto-Iranian *an-auša- (“immortal”). Compare Persian انوشه (anuše, a, “immortal”) and Persian نوشیدن (nušidan, “to drink”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [noː.ˈʃeːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [noː.ʃéːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [noː.ʃéːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [noː.ʃéːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nʊː.ʃéːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nuː.ʃíːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɵ.ʃén]

Readings
Classical reading?	nōšēn
Dari reading?	nōšēn
Iranian reading?	nušin
Tajik reading?	nüšen

Adjective

نوشین • (nušin)

1. sweet; pleasant

Proper noun

نوشین • (nušin)

1. a female given name, Noushin, Nooshin, or Nushin, from Middle Persian

References

• Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “ʾnwšyn”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols