ننگ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (nng /nang/).

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /nanɡ/

Noun

نَنگ • (nang)

  1. infamy; dishonor; shame
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 8”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
      ‏گر چه بدنامی‌ست نزد عاقلان
      ما نمی‌خواهیم ننگ و نام را      ‎
      gar či badnâmî-st nazd-i âqilân
      mâ na-mê-xwâhêm nang u nâm râ
      Though the opinion of the wise is [that] infamy [is ours],
      [In reality,] we want neither shame nor fame.
      (romanization in Classical Persian)

Ushojo

Noun

ننگ (naṅg)

  1. partiality
  2. support, partisanship
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