"ناز" meaning in Persian

See ناز in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [nɑːz] [Classical-Persian], [nɑːz] [Dari, formal], [nɑːz] [Dari, formal], [nɑːz] [Kabuli], [nɔːz] (note: Hazaragi), [nɒːz] [Iran, formal], [nɔz] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nâz [romanization]
Etymology: Shortened from نازنین (nâzanin). Etymology templates: {{m|fa|نازنین|tr=nâzanin}} نازنین (nâzanin) Head templates: {{fa-adj|tr=nâz}} ناز • (nâz)
  1. (colloquial) cute Tags: colloquial Synonyms: ملوس (malus)
    Sense id: en-ناز-fa-adj-F1UOK7n~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [nɑːz] [Classical-Persian], [nɑːz] [Dari, formal], [nɑːz] [Dari, formal], [nɑːz] [Kabuli], [nɔːz] (note: Hazaragi), [nɒːz] [Iran, formal], [nɔz] [Tajik, formal] Forms: nâz [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Parthian nʾz (nāz, “pleasure, delight”) or inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (nʾz- /⁠nāz-⁠/, “to take pleasure, to delight”, whence the verb نازیدن (nâzidan)), both from Proto-Iranian *nāz- (“to be coquettish”). No Indo-European etymology per Cheung 2007. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fa|xpr|nʾz||pleasure, delight|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=nāz|ts=}} Parthian nʾz (nāz, “pleasure, delight”), {{bor+|fa|xpr|nʾz||pleasure, delight|tr=nāz}} Borrowed from Parthian nʾz (nāz, “pleasure, delight”), {{m|fa|نازیدن|tr=nâzidan}} نازیدن (nâzidan), {{inh|fa|pal|pos=whence the verb <i class="Arab fa-Arab mention" lang="fa">نازیدن</i> (nâzidan)|t=to take pleasure, to delight|tr=nʾz-|ts=nāz-}} Middle Persian [script needed] (nʾz- /⁠nāz-⁠/, “to take pleasure, to delight”, whence the verb نازیدن (nâzidan)), {{inh|fa|ira-pro|*nāz-|t=to be coquettish}} Proto-Iranian *nāz- (“to be coquettish”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|||||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=nâz|tr2=|tr3=}} ناز • (nâz), {{fa-noun|tr=nâz}} ناز • (nâz)
  1. vanity, pride; mincing air; feigned disdain; affective coyness; coquetry, flirtation
    Sense id: en-ناز-fa-noun-aEa0klNI
  2. fondling; ogling
    Sense id: en-ناز-fa-noun-zN7U3Rqz
  3. (archaic) luxury; comfort; delight Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-ناز-fa-noun-XmLgoXrC
  4. Short for گل ناز (gol-e nâz, “purslane”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: گل ناز (extra: gol-e nâz, “purslane”)
    Sense id: en-ناز-fa-noun-Eh1xOvek Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 6 26 5 6 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ناز و نیاز (nâz o niyâz), ناز کردن (nâz kardan), نازی (nâzi), نازیدن (nâzidan)
Etymology number: 1

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      "roman": "nâz o niyâz",
      "word": "ناز و نیاز"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nâz kardan",
      "word": "ناز کردن"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nâzi",
      "word": "نازی"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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          "args": {
            "1": "aii",
            "2": "ܢܵܙܹܐ",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܵܙܹܐ (nāzē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܵܙܹܐ (nāzē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
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          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: naz",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: naz"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "chg",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chagatai: ناز",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chagatai: ناز"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "ug",
            "2": "ناز"
          },
          "expansion": "Uyghur: ناز (naz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Uyghur: ناز (naz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uz",
            "2": "noz"
          },
          "expansion": "Uzbek: noz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Uzbek: noz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ნაზი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: ნაზი (nazi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: ნაზი (nazi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "નાજ",
            "3": "નાઝ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: નાજ (nāj), નાઝ (nājh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: નાજ (nāj), નાઝ (nājh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "borrowed",
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          "name": "tooltip"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "→"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani: nāz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "नाज़",
            "tr": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: नाज़",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: नाज़"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "ناز"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: ناز (nāz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: ناز (nāz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "axm",
            "2": "նազ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Armenian: նազ (naz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Armenian: նազ (naz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "նազ",
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          "expansion": "→ Armenian: նազ (naz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: նազ (naz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "naz"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: ناز (naz)\nTurkish: naz\n→ Albanian: naz/naze\n→ Greek: νάζι (názi)\n→ Romanian: nazuri",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: ناز (naz)\nTurkish: naz\n→ Albanian: naz/naze\n→ Greek: νάζι (názi)\n→ Romanian: nazuri"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ناز (nāz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ناز (nāz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "ps",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Pashto: ناز",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Pashto: ناز"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sd",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sindhi: ناز",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sindhi: ناز"
    }
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      "name": "bor+"
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      },
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        "2": "pal",
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      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (nʾz- /⁠nāz-⁠/, “to take pleasure, to delight”, whence the verb نازیدن (nâzidan))",
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
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        "head2": "",
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        "tr3": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "tr": "nâz"
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      "name": "fa-noun"
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  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Till I thrust myself at your side, o essence of coyness,\nI shall not withdraw the hand of supplication from your skirt;\nThough my road to you is distant and long,\nI shall die on the road, and not turn away from you again.\n(Classical Persian transliteration.)",
          "ref": "c. 1260, Saʿdī, “Rubaʿī 81”, in دیوان سعدی",
          "roman": "dar rāh bimīram u na-gardam zi tu bāz",
          "text": "تا سر نکنم در سرت ای مایهٔ ناز\nکوته نکنم ز دامنت دست نیاز\nهرچند که راهم به تو دورست و دراز\nدر راه بمیرم و نگردم ز تو باز\ntā sar na-kunam dar sar-at ay māyi-yi nāz\nkōtah na-kunam zi dāman-at dast-i niyāz\nharčand ki rāh-am bi tu dūr ast u darāz",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "vanity, pride; mincing air; feigned disdain; affective coyness; coquetry, flirtation"
      ],
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          "vanity",
          "vanity"
        ],
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          "pride",
          "pride"
        ],
        [
          "mincing",
          "mincing"
        ],
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ],
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          "feigned",
          "feigned"
        ],
        [
          "disdain",
          "disdain"
        ],
        [
          "affective",
          "affective"
        ],
        [
          "coyness",
          "coyness"
        ],
        [
          "coquetry",
          "coquetry"
        ],
        [
          "flirtation",
          "flirtation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fondling; ogling"
      ],
      "id": "en-ناز-fa-noun-zN7U3Rqz",
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        [
          "fondling",
          "fondling"
        ],
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          "ogling",
          "ogling"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "luxury; comfort; delight"
      ],
      "id": "en-ناز-fa-noun-XmLgoXrC",
      "links": [
        [
          "luxury",
          "luxury"
        ],
        [
          "comfort",
          "comfort"
        ],
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          "delight",
          "delight"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) luxury; comfort; delight"
      ],
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        "archaic"
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    },
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          "extra": "gol-e nâz, “purslane”",
          "word": "گل ناز"
        }
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          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
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        "Short for گل ناز (gol-e nâz, “purslane”)."
      ],
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          "گل ناز",
          "گل ناز#Persian"
        ],
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          "purslane",
          "purslane"
        ]
      ],
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  ],
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        "Classical-Persian"
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      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
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      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
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    },
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        "Kabuli"
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      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɒːz]",
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        "Iran",
        "formal"
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      "ipa": "[nɔz]",
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        "Tajik",
        "formal"
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    }
  ],
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}

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        "formal"
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    "Persian terms derived from Parthian",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms"
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      "roman": "nâz o niyâz",
      "word": "ناز و نیاز"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nâz kardan",
      "word": "ناز کردن"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nâzi",
      "word": "نازی"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nâzidan",
      "word": "نازیدن"
    }
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            "1": "aii",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܵܙܹܐ (nāzē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "chg",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Chagatai: ناز",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chagatai: ناز"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ug",
            "2": "ناز"
          },
          "expansion": "Uyghur: ناز (naz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Uyghur: ناز (naz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uz",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Uzbek: noz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ka",
            "2": "ნაზი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Georgian: ნაზი (nazi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Georgian: ნაზი (nazi)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "નાજ",
            "3": "નાઝ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: નાજ (nāj), નાઝ (nājh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: નાજ (nāj), નાઝ (nājh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "borrowed",
            "2": "→"
          },
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "tooltip"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "→"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani: nāz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "नाज़",
            "tr": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: नाज़",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: नाज़"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "ناز"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: ناز (nāz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: ناز (nāz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "axm",
            "2": "նազ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Armenian: նազ (naz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Armenian: նազ (naz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "նազ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Armenian: նազ (naz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Armenian: նազ (naz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "naz"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: ناز (naz)\nTurkish: naz\n→ Albanian: naz/naze\n→ Greek: νάζι (názi)\n→ Romanian: nazuri",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: ناز (naz)\nTurkish: naz\n→ Albanian: naz/naze\n→ Greek: νάζι (názi)\n→ Romanian: nazuri"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ناز (nāz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ناز (nāz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ps",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Pashto: ناز",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Pashto: ناز"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sd",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sindhi: ناز",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sindhi: ناز"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "loanword",
        "2": "Borrowed"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "xpr",
        "3": "nʾz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "pleasure, delight",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "nāz",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Parthian nʾz (nāz, “pleasure, delight”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "xpr",
        "3": "nʾz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "pleasure, delight",
        "tr": "nāz"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Parthian nʾz (nāz, “pleasure, delight”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "نازیدن",
        "tr": "nâzidan"
      },
      "expansion": "نازیدن (nâzidan)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "pos": "whence the verb <i class=\"Arab fa-Arab mention\" lang=\"fa\">نازیدن</i> (nâzidan)",
        "t": "to take pleasure, to delight",
        "tr": "nʾz-",
        "ts": "nāz-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (nʾz- /⁠nāz-⁠/, “to take pleasure, to delight”, whence the verb نازیدن (nâzidan))",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ira-pro",
        "3": "*nāz-",
        "t": "to be coquettish"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Iranian *nāz- (“to be coquettish”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Parthian nʾz (nāz, “pleasure, delight”) or inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (nʾz- /⁠nāz-⁠/, “to take pleasure, to delight”, whence the verb نازیدن (nâzidan)), both from Proto-Iranian *nāz- (“to be coquettish”). No Indo-European etymology per Cheung 2007.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nâz",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "nâz",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ناز • (nâz)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "nâz"
      },
      "expansion": "ناز • (nâz)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Till I thrust myself at your side, o essence of coyness,\nI shall not withdraw the hand of supplication from your skirt;\nThough my road to you is distant and long,\nI shall die on the road, and not turn away from you again.\n(Classical Persian transliteration.)",
          "ref": "c. 1260, Saʿdī, “Rubaʿī 81”, in دیوان سعدی",
          "roman": "dar rāh bimīram u na-gardam zi tu bāz",
          "text": "تا سر نکنم در سرت ای مایهٔ ناز\nکوته نکنم ز دامنت دست نیاز\nهرچند که راهم به تو دورست و دراز\nدر راه بمیرم و نگردم ز تو باز\ntā sar na-kunam dar sar-at ay māyi-yi nāz\nkōtah na-kunam zi dāman-at dast-i niyāz\nharčand ki rāh-am bi tu dūr ast u darāz",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vanity, pride; mincing air; feigned disdain; affective coyness; coquetry, flirtation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vanity",
          "vanity"
        ],
        [
          "pride",
          "pride"
        ],
        [
          "mincing",
          "mincing"
        ],
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ],
        [
          "feigned",
          "feigned"
        ],
        [
          "disdain",
          "disdain"
        ],
        [
          "affective",
          "affective"
        ],
        [
          "coyness",
          "coyness"
        ],
        [
          "coquetry",
          "coquetry"
        ],
        [
          "flirtation",
          "flirtation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fondling; ogling"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fondling",
          "fondling"
        ],
        [
          "ogling",
          "ogling"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "luxury; comfort; delight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "luxury",
          "luxury"
        ],
        [
          "comfort",
          "comfort"
        ],
        [
          "delight",
          "delight"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) luxury; comfort; delight"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "gol-e nâz, “purslane”",
          "word": "گل ناز"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Persian short forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for گل ناز (gol-e nâz, “purslane”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "گل ناز",
          "گل ناز#Persian"
        ],
        [
          "purslane",
          "purslane"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɔːz]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɒːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɔz]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ناز"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Persian adjectives",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "نازنین",
        "tr": "nâzanin"
      },
      "expansion": "نازنین (nâzanin)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortened from نازنین (nâzanin).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nâz",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "nâz"
      },
      "expansion": "ناز • (nâz)",
      "name": "fa-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cute",
          "cute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) cute"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɑːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɔːz]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɒːz]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɔz]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "malus",
      "word": "ملوس"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ناز"
}

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