نیک

See also: نيك‎ and ن ي ك‎

Persian

Alternative forms

نیکو‎ (nêku), نکو‎ (neku)

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭪‎ (nēk, nīk), from Old Persian *naibakaʰ, from 𐎴𐎡𐎲 (n-i-b /naibaʰ/), from Proto-Iranian *naybah.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /neːk/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /neːk/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /niːk/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /nek/

Adjective

Iranian Persian	نیک
Dari	نیک
Tajik	нек (nek)

نیک • (nêk) (comparative نیک‌تَر‎ (nêk-tar), superlative نیک‌تَرین‎ (nêk-tarin))

good
Synonyms: خوب‎ (xub), به‎ (beh)

Derived terms

نیک‌خواهی‎

Descendants

→ Bengali: নেক (nek)

Adverb

Iranian Persian	نیک
Dari	نیک
Tajik	нек (nek)

نیک • (nêk)

well
(archaic) completely
- Tarikh-i Bayhaqi
  ‏وی نیک از جای بشد.‎‎
  He completely lost his temper.

Derived terms

اندیشه نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک‎ (andiše-e nêk, goftâr-e nêk, kerdâr-e nêk)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (nēk).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /neːk/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /neːk/

Adjective

نیک • (nek) (Hindi spelling नेक)

good, virtuous, righteous, upright, pious, kind-hearted, mannerly

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu نیک‎ (nek).

Noun

نیک (nek)

owner, landlord

Adjective

نیک (nek)

good, virtuous, righteous, upright, pious, kind-hearted, mannerly
holy, chaste, pure, abstemious, virtuous

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