نیز
See also: نير
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭩 (any) "other" + -iz "also" (cf. Korn 2021: 106 fn. 59).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈniːz/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [niːz]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [niːz]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [niz]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nīz |
| Dari reading? | nīz |
| Iranian reading? | niz |
| Tajik reading? | niz |
Audio (Iran): (file) - Rhymes: -iːz
Adverb
| Dari | نیز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | низ |
نیز • (niz)
- also, too
- Synonyms: هم (ham), همچنین (hamčenin, hamčonin)
- این نیز بگذرد ― in niz bogzorad ― this too shall pass
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نیز (nīz).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /niːz/
- Rhymes: -iːz
Adverb
نِیز • (nīz) (Hindi spelling नीज़)
References
- Korn, Agnes (2021). "Contributions to a relative chronology of Persian. The non-change of postconsonantal y and w in Middle Persian in context" Indo-European Linguistics 9, 85-127.
- “نیز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “نیز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.