نغز
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Iranian. Cognate with Parthian nxšg (naxšag, “good, fine, splendid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [naɣz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næɣz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [näʁz]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | naɣz |
| Dari reading? | naɣz |
| Iranian reading? | naɣz |
| Tajik reading? | naɣz |
Adjective
[edit]| Dari | نغز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | нағз |
نغز • (nağz) (comparative نغزتَر (nağz-tar), superlative نغزتَرین (nağz-tarin))
- good
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3140:
- ز آنکه او پاک است و سبحان وصف اوست / بینیاز است او ز نغز و مغز و پوست
- za ânka ô pâk ast u subhân wasf-i-ô-st / bê-niyâz ast ô za nağz u mağz u pôst
- Because He is holy, and Glory is His attribute: He hath no need of good things and kernel or rind.
- fine
- elegant