نپی in All languages combined

IPA: /nu.ˈpiː/ [Classical-Persian], /ni.ˈpiː/ [Classical-Persian], [nʊ.pʰiː] [Dari, formal], [nɪ.pʰiː] [Dari, formal], [nʊ.pʰiː] [Dari, formal], [nɪ.pʰiː] [Dari, formal], [nʊ.pʰiː] [Kabuli], [nɪ.pʰiː] [Kabuli], [nu.pʰi] (note: Hazaragi), [ni.pʰi] (note: Hazaragi), [no.pʰiː] [Iran, formal], [ne.pʰiː] [Iran, formal], [nu.pʰi] [Tajik, formal], [ni.pʰi] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nipī [romanization], nepi [romanization], nupī [romanization], nopi [romanization], نبی [alternative], نوی [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Persian [script needed] (npyk /⁠nibēg⁠/, “writing, scripture, book”). See نوشتن (neveštan, “to write”) for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|t=writing, scripture, book|tr=npyk|ts=nibēg}} Middle Persian [script needed] (npyk /⁠nibēg⁠/, “writing, scripture, book”) Head templates: {{fa-noun|tr=nipī /nepi|tr2=nupī /nopi}} نپی • (nipī / nepi or nupī / nopi)

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          "text": "در نبی آورد جبریل امین / شرح این زانو زدن را جاثمین",
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          "roman": "dar īn nubī āward jibrīl-i amīn / šarh-i īn zānū-zadan rā jāsimīn",
          "text": "در نبی آورد جبریل امین / شرح این زانو زدن را جاثمین",
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"نپی" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Persian]

Alternative forms