نی

See also: نے‎ and ني‎

Baluchi

Adverb

نی • (ní)

  1. now

See also

Brahui

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *nīn.

Pronoun

نی (nī)

  1. you (singular)

Persian

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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

Adverb

نی • (ni, ney)

  1. (archaic) no

Ushojo

Noun

نی (nī)

  1. negation

Adverb

نی (nī)

  1. not

Noun

نی (nī)

  1. no
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