ناو
See also: نأو
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ن و ي (n w y) |
| 7 terms |
Etymology 1
Derived from the active participle of the verb نَوَى (nawā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naː.win/
Adjective
نَاوٍ • (nāwin) (informal نَاوِي (nāwī), feminine نَاوِيَة (nāwiya), masculine plural نَاوُونَ (nāwūna) or نِوَاء (niwāʔ), feminine plural نَاوِيَات (nāwiyāt))
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | نَاوِي nāwī |
النَّاوِي an-nāwī |
نَاوِيَة nāwiya |
النَّاوِيَة an-nāwiya |
| nominative | نَاوٍ nāwin |
النَّاوِي an-nāwī |
نَاوِيَةٌ nāwiyatun |
النَّاوِيَةُ an-nāwiyatu |
| accusative | نَاوِيًا nāwiyan |
النَّاوِيَ an-nāwiya |
نَاوِيَةً nāwiyatan |
النَّاوِيَةَ an-nāwiyata |
| genitive | نَاوٍ nāwin |
النَّاوِي an-nāwī |
نَاوِيَةٍ nāwiyatin |
النَّاوِيَةِ an-nāwiyati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | نَاوِيَيْن nāwiyayn |
النَّاوِيَيْن an-nāwiyayn |
نَاوِيَتَيْن nāwiyatayn |
النَّاوِيَتَيْن an-nāwiyatayn |
| nominative | نَاوِيَانِ nāwiyāni |
النَّاوِيَانِ an-nāwiyāni |
نَاوِيَتَانِ nāwiyatāni |
النَّاوِيَتَانِ an-nāwiyatāni |
| accusative | نَاوِيَيْنِ nāwiyayni |
النَّاوِيَيْنِ an-nāwiyayni |
نَاوِيَتَيْنِ nāwiyatayni |
النَّاوِيَتَيْنِ an-nāwiyatayni |
| genitive | نَاوِيَيْنِ nāwiyayni |
النَّاوِيَيْنِ an-nāwiyayni |
نَاوِيَتَيْنِ nāwiyatayni |
النَّاوِيَتَيْنِ an-nāwiyatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote |
sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | نَاوِين; نِوَاء nāwīn; niwāʔ |
النَّاوِين; النِّوَاء an-nāwīn; an-niwāʔ |
نَاوِيَات nāwiyāt |
النَّاوِيَات an-nāwiyāt |
| nominative | نَاوُونَ; نِوَاءٌ nāwūna; niwāʔun |
النَّاوُونَ; النِّوَاءُ an-nāwūna; an-niwāʔu |
نَاوِيَاتٌ nāwiyātun |
النَّاوِيَاتُ an-nāwiyātu |
| accusative | نَاوِينَ; نِوَاءً nāwīna; niwāʔan |
النَّاوِينَ; النِّوَاءَ an-nāwīna; an-niwāʔa |
نَاوِيَاتٍ nāwiyātin |
النَّاوِيَاتِ an-nāwiyāti |
| genitive | نَاوِينَ; نِوَاءٍ nāwīna; niwāʔin |
النَّاوِينَ; النِّوَاءِ an-nāwīna; an-niwāʔi |
نَاوِيَاتٍ nāwiyātin |
النَّاوِيَاتِ an-nāwiyāti |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
نَاوِ • (nāwi) (form III) /naː.wi/
- second-person masculine singular imperative of نَاوَى (nāwā)
Central Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naːu̯/
Noun
| Northern Kurdish | nav |
|---|
ناو (naw)
Derived terms
- بێناو (bênaw)
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [næːw]
Interjection
ناو • (nāw)
Derived terms
- ناوناو (nawnaw, “to meow”)
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑːʋ/
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit नामन् (nāman, “name”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Noun
ناو • (nāv) m (plural ناو, Devanagari नाव)
- name
- مےٚ روٗد نٕہ تٔمؠ سُنٛد ناو وَنِہ
- me rūd nụ tạm' sund nāv vanih
- I couldn’t remember his name
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit नावा (nāvā). Also influenced by Classical Persian ناو (nāv).
Noun
ناو • (nāv) f (plural ناوِ, Devanagari नाव)
- boat
- ناوِ چھےٚ سَرَس پؠٹھ پَکان ― nāvi che saras pyaṭh pakān ― Boats travel on the lake
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ناو (nâv, “anything long and hollow”).
Noun
ناو • (nav)
- pipe, tube, anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape
- drainpipe, a pipe that carries fluid which is being drained
- gutter, drain, a channel intended for the drainage of water
- Synonym: اولق (oluk)
- boat, a watercraft, smaller than a ship, used for various purposes
- Synonym: قایق (kayık)
Descendants
- Turkish: nav
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “nav”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3499
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “nâv”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 970
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “ناو”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[2], Vienna, column 5120
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ناو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2068
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian nʾw (nāw, “ship”), from Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎺 (n-a-v /nāva/), from Proto-Iranian *náHuš (compare Ossetian нау (naw) / науӕ (nawæ)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHuš (compare Sanskrit नाव (nāva)), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us (compare Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin nāvis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈnaːw/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nɑːw]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nɒːv]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nɔw]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nāw |
| Dari reading? | nāw |
| Iranian reading? | nâv |
| Tajik reading? | nov |
Noun
| Dari | ناو |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | нов |
ناو • (nâv) (plural ناوها)
- (archaic) boat, small ship
- 11th century, Abulfazl-i Bayhaqī, Tārīx-i Bayhaqī
- […] ناوی ده بیاوردند.
- […] nâvê dah biyâvardand.
- [...] they brought ten boats.
- 11th century, Abulfazl-i Bayhaqī, Tārīx-i Bayhaqī
- warship; cruiser
- anything long and hollow
- pipe
- gutter, drainpipe, water pipe, downpipe
- a river, stream; channel, canal, aqueduct; river basin
- a cistern; tankage
- trough; feeder
- the sluice of a mill-dam
- the furrow or groove down the middle of a man's back or the loins of a horse; also in a grain of wheat and a date-stone
- gluteal cleft
- the passage through which the meal or flour runs when grinding
- a hole
- a crack, chink
- a baker's rolling-pin
- a frying pan
- a cauldron, kettle, pot
- an easy, graceful air in walking
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: նավ (nav)
- → Azerbaijani: nov
- → Georgian: ნავი (navi)
- → Ottoman Turkish: ناو (nav)
- Turkish: nav
- → Udi: наъв (na̱v, “gutter, trough”)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “ناو”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul