نوایی
See also: نوائی
Persian
Alternative forms
- نوائی (nawā'ī / navâ'i)
Etymology
From نوا (nawā / navâ, “melody”) + ـیی (-yī / -yi, suffix forming adjectives), literally “melodious”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /na.waː.ˈjiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nä.wɑː.jíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næ.vɒː.jíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nä.vɔ.jí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nawāyī |
| Dari reading? | nawāyī |
| Iranian reading? | navâyi |
| Tajik reading? | navoyi |
Proper noun
نوایی • (nawāyī / navâyi) (Tajik spelling Навоӣ)
- the pen-name of Nizam al-Din Alisher Harawi (1441–1501), a Timurid poet.