"نگون" meaning in All languages combined

See نگون on Wiktionary

Adjective [Persian]

IPA: /ni.ˈɡuːn/ [Classical-Persian], [nɪ.ɡuːn] [Dari, formal], [nɪ.ɡuːn] [Dari, formal], [nɪ.ɡuːn] [Kabuli], [nu.ɡun] (note: Hazaragi), [ne.ɡuːn] [Iran, formal], [ni.ɡun] [Tajik, formal] Forms: negun [romanization]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nkwn' /⁠nigūn⁠/), which may be akin to Sanskrit न्यञ्च् (nyañc, “directed downwards”). Akin to Old Armenian նկուն (nkun), an Iranian borrowing. Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal||sc=Phlv|tr=nkwn'|ts=nigūn}} Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nkwn' /⁠nigūn⁠/), {{cog|sa|न्यञ्च्|t=directed downwards}} Sanskrit न्यञ्च् (nyañc, “directed downwards”), {{cog|xcl|նկուն}} Old Armenian նկուն (nkun) Head templates: {{head|fa|adjective|tr=negun}} نگون • (negun)
  1. turned, inverted, hanging down
    Sense id: en-نگون-fa-adj-9RGBCjYb
  2. upside down
    Sense id: en-نگون-fa-adj-iORdmypW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: سرنگون (sarnegun)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sarnegun",
      "word": "سرنگون"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "",
        "sc": "Phlv",
        "tr": "nkwn'",
        "ts": "nigūn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nkwn' /⁠nigūn⁠/)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "न्यञ्च्",
        "t": "directed downwards"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit न्यञ्च् (nyañc, “directed downwards”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "նկուն"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian նկուն (nkun)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nkwn' /⁠nigūn⁠/), which may be akin to Sanskrit न्यञ्च् (nyañc, “directed downwards”). Akin to Old Armenian նկուն (nkun), an Iranian borrowing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "negun",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "adjective",
        "tr": "negun"
      },
      "expansion": "نگون • (negun)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              21,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              58,
              68
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The particular intellect is sometimes dominant, sometimes overthrown;\n the Universal Intellect is secure from the mischances of Time.",
          "ref": "c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 1145:",
          "roman": "aql-i juzwī gāh čīra gah nigūn\naql-i kullī āmin az raybu l-manūn",
          "text": "عقل جزوی گاه چیره گه نگون\nعقل کلی آمن از ریب المنون",
          "translation": "The particular intellect is sometimes dominant, sometimes overthrown;\n the Universal Intellect is secure from the mischances of Time.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turned, inverted, hanging down"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "turned",
          "turned"
        ],
        [
          "inverted",
          "inverted"
        ]
      ]
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        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "15 85",
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          "_dis": "28 72",
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          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "upside down"
      ],
      "id": "en-نگون-fa-adj-iORdmypW",
      "links": [
        [
          "upside down",
          "upside down"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ni.ˈɡuːn/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡuːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡuːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡuːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nu.ɡun]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ne.ɡuːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.ɡun]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "نگون"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian adjectives",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for Book Pahlavi script for Middle Persian terms",
    "Rhymes:Persian/uːn",
    "Rhymes:Persian/uːn/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "sarnegun",
      "word": "سرنگون"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "pal",
        "3": "",
        "sc": "Phlv",
        "tr": "nkwn'",
        "ts": "nigūn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nkwn' /⁠nigūn⁠/)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "न्यञ्च्",
        "t": "directed downwards"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit न्यञ्च् (nyañc, “directed downwards”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "նկուն"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian նկուն (nkun)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (nkwn' /⁠nigūn⁠/), which may be akin to Sanskrit न्यञ्च् (nyañc, “directed downwards”). Akin to Old Armenian նկուն (nkun), an Iranian borrowing.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "negun",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "adjective",
        "tr": "negun"
      },
      "expansion": "نگون • (negun)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
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            ]
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "The particular intellect is sometimes dominant, sometimes overthrown;\n the Universal Intellect is secure from the mischances of Time.",
          "ref": "c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 1145:",
          "roman": "aql-i juzwī gāh čīra gah nigūn\naql-i kullī āmin az raybu l-manūn",
          "text": "عقل جزوی گاه چیره گه نگون\nعقل کلی آمن از ریب المنون",
          "translation": "The particular intellect is sometimes dominant, sometimes overthrown;\n the Universal Intellect is secure from the mischances of Time.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "turned, inverted, hanging down"
      ],
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          "turned",
          "turned"
        ],
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          "inverted",
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "upside down"
      ],
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        [
          "upside down",
          "upside down"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ni.ˈɡuːn/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡuːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡuːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[nɪ.ɡuːn]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[nu.ɡun]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ne.ɡuːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ni.ɡun]",
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        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "نگون"
}

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