ناف

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن و ف (n-w-f).

Verb

نَافَ (nāfa) I, non-past يَنُوفُ‎ (yanūfu)

  1. to exceed, to surpass, to go over

Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (navel). Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬟𐬋 (nāfō), Sanskrit नाभि (nābhi).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari ناف
Iranian Persian
Tajik ноф (nof)

ناف (nâf)

  1. navel

Derived terms

References

  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), ناف”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
  • Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864), ناف”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum (in Latin), volume II, Bonn: Adolf Marcus, page 1280

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ناف (nâf).

Pronunciation

Noun

ناف (nāf) f (Hindi spelling नाफ़)

  1. navel
    Synonym: نابھی (nābhi)
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