نی

نی

See also: نے‎ and ني‎

Baluchi

Adverb

نی • (ní)

1. now

See also

• انوں‎ (annõ)
• انی‎ (anní)
• نون‎ (nún)
• نیں‎ (ní̃)

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Brahui

Pronoun

نی (nī)

1. you (singular)

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian KNYA / nʾd (nay, “reed, cane”), nʾd (nāy, “tube, flute, clarion”); see نای‎ (nây) for more.

Alternative forms

• نای‎ (nây)

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

• نه‎

Adverb

نی • (ni, ney)

1. (archaic) no