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نی

نی

See also: نے and ني

Baluchi

Adverb

نی ()

  1. now

See also


Brahui

Pronoun

نی ()

  1. you (singular)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian KNYA / nʾd (nay, reed, cane), nʾd (nāy, tube, flute, clarion).

Alternative forms

Noun

نی (ney) (plural نی‌ها (ney-hâ))

  1. reed
  2. cane
  3. straw
  4. ney
  5. flute

Derived terms

  • نیزار (neyzâr)
  • نیستان (neyestân)
  • نی‌زن (ney-zan)
  • نی‌ساز (ney-sâz)
  • نی‌لبک (ney-labak)
  • سرنای (sornây)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “nay; nāy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 58

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian.

Alternative forms

Adverb

نی (ni, ney)

  1. (archaic) no