نږدې

Pashto

Alternative forms

• نيږدې (niǵdé), نژدې (niždé, nəždé), نزدې (nizdé), نيژدې (niždé)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *názdyah, like Persian نزدیک. The final -e is probably influenced by لرې (lə́re, “far”), despite the difference in stress.

Pronunciation

• (Kabul, Peshawar) IPA^(key): /niɡˈde/
• (Wardak) IPA^(key): /niʝˈde/
• (Kandahar) IPA^(key): /niʐˈde/
• (South Eastern) IPA^(key): /niʒˈde/

Adjective

نږدې • (niǵdé)

1. near