ناله

Persian

Etymology

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Noun

ناله • (nâle) (plural ناله‌ها‎ (nâle-hâ))

  1. groan, moan, sigh
    • 1927, Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār, Morq-e Sahar
      ‏مرغ سحر ناله سر کن / داغ مرا تازه‌تر کن‎
      morğ-e sahar nâle sar kon / dâğ-e marâ tâze-tar kon
      O morning bird! Give a moan and restore my old sorrow!
    Synonyms: فغان‎ (fağân), شیون‎ (šivan)

Derived terms
  • ناله کردن‎ (nâle kardan, “to groan, to moan”)
  • نالیدن‎ (nâlidan, “to groan, to moan”)
  • نالش‎ (nâleš, “groaning, lamentation”)

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: nalə
  • → Turkish: nale

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “ناله”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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