نغز

See also: نعر and نغر

Persian

Etymology

Derived from Middle Iranian. Cognate with Parthian nxšg (naxšag, “good, fine, splendid”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈnaɣz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näɣz]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näɣz]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näɣz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næɢz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näʁz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	naġz
Dari reading^?	naġz
Iranian reading^?	naġz
Tajik reading^?	naġz

Homophone: نقض (naqz) (Iranian Persian)

Adjective


Iranian Persian	نغز
Dari	نغز
Tajik	нағз

نغز • (naġz) (comparative نغزتَر, superlative نغزتَرین)

good
Synonyms: خوب (xub), به (beh), نیک (nik)
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 3140:
  زآنکه او پاک است و سبحان وصف اوست / بی‌‌نیاز است او ز نغز و مغز و پوست
  z-ān-ki ō pāk ast u subhān wasf-i ō-st / bē-niyāz ast ō zi naġz u maġz u pōst
  Because He is holy, and Glory is His attribute: He hath no need of good things and kernel or rind.
fine
elegant

Descendants

> Tajik: нағз (naġz) (inherited)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: नग़्ज़ (naġz)

Urdu: نَغْز (naġz)
→ Kazakh: нағыз (nağyz)
→ Kyrgyz: нагыз (nagız)