نهنگ in All languages combined

IPA: [na.ˈhanɡ] [Classical-Persian], [nä.ɦǽŋɡ] [Dari, formal], [nä.ɦǽŋɡ] [Dari, formal], [nɑːǽŋɡ] [Kabuli], [nɔːǽŋɡ̥] (note: Hazaragi), [næ.ɦǽɲɡʲ̥] [Iran, formal], [nä.ɦǽŋɡ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nahang [romanization], نهنگها [plural], نهنگان [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /⁠nihang⁠/, “crocodile”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃||crocodile|ts=nihang}} Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /⁠nihang⁠/, “crocodile”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|نهنگها|or|نهنگان||||<small>[Term?]</small>||<small>[Term?]</small>|f1tr=nahang-hâ|f2tr=nahangân|f3tr=|head=|tr=nahang|tr2=|tr3=}} نهنگ • (nahang) (plural نهنگها (nahang-hâ) or نهنگان (nahangân)), {{fa-noun|pl=نهنگها|pl2=نهنگان|pl2tr=nahangân|pltr=nahang-hâ|tr=nahang}} نهنگ • (nahang) (plural نهنگها (nahang-hâ) or نهنگان (nahangân))

Inflected forms

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            "1": "az",
            "2": "nəhəng",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "giant"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: nəhəng (“giant”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: nəhəng (“giant”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "نهنگ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "neheng"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: نهنگ (neheng)\nTurkish: neheng",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: نهنگ (neheng)\nTurkish: neheng"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kk",
            "2": "нән",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "big"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kazakh: нән (nän, “big”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kazakh: нән (nän, “big”)"
    }
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        "3": "𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃",
        "4": "",
        "5": "crocodile",
        "ts": "nihang"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /⁠nihang⁠/, “crocodile”).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "نهنگها",
      "roman": "nahang-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "11": "",
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "tr3": ""
      },
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    },
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      },
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          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "_dis": "88 12",
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        }
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      ],
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          "crocodile"
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        ]
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      ],
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          "whale",
          "whale"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "وال"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "note": "Hazaragi"
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      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[nä.ɦǽŋɡ]",
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        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fa:نهنگ"
  ],
  "word": "نهنگ"
}

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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "fa:Cetaceans"
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: nəhəng (“giant”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "نهنگ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "neheng"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: نهنگ (neheng)\nTurkish: neheng",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: نهنگ (neheng)\nTurkish: neheng"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kk",
            "2": "нән",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kazakh: нән (nän, “big”)"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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        "ts": "nihang"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /⁠nihang⁠/, “crocodile”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /⁠nihang⁠/, “crocodile”).",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "نهنگها",
      "roman": "nahang-hâ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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      "roman": "nahangân",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "6": "نهنگان",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "f3tr": "",
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        "tr": "nahang",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "نهنگ • (nahang) (plural نهنگها (nahang-hâ) or نهنگان (nahangân))",
      "name": "head"
    },
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        "pl": "نهنگها",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "crocodile",
          "crocodile"
        ],
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          "hippopotamus",
          "hippopotamus"
        ]
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      ],
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        "archaic"
      ]
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    {
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        "whale"
      ],
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        [
          "whale",
          "whale"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "وال"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nä.ɦǽŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nä.ɦǽŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
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        "Kabuli"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɔːǽŋɡ̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[næ.ɦǽɲɡʲ̥]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nä.ɦǽŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
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  "wikipedia": [
    "fa:نهنگ"
  ],
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}

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"نهنگ" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Persian]

Inflected forms