"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). Head templates: {{fa-adj|tr=nâz}} ناز • (nâz)
  1. (colloquial) cute Tags: colloquial Synonyms: ملوس
    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: {{bor+|fa|xpr|nʾz||pleasure, delight|tr=nāz}} Borrowed from Parthian nʾz (nāz, “pleasure, delight”), {{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): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 14 13 1 8 3 2 19 1 13 3 3 16 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 15 13 1 8 2 1 21 1 14 2 2 18 1 1 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 4 26 5 6 59
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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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nâz o niyâz",
      "word": "ناز و نیاز"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nâz kardan",
      "word": "ناز کردن"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nâzi",
      "word": "نازی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nâzidan",
      "word": "نازیدن"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "aii",
            "2": "ܢܵܙܹܐ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܵܙܹܐ (nāzē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܵܙܹܐ (nāzē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "naz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: naz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: naz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "chg",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "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",
            "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": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "नाज़"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: नाज़ (nāz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: नाज़ (nāz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "ناز",
            "tr": "nāz"
          },
          "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"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tt",
            "2": "наз",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tatar: наз (naz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tatar: наз (naz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tk",
            "2": "näz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkmen: näz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkmen: näz"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "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": "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": [],
      "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.",
          "ref": "c. 1260, Saʿdī, “Rubaʿī 81”, in دیوان سعدی [The Divān of Saʿdī]:",
          "roman": "tā 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\ndar 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",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vanity, pride; mincing air; feigned disdain; affective coyness; coquetry, flirtation"
      ],
      "id": "en-ناز-fa-noun-aEa0klNI",
      "links": [
        [
          "vanity",
          "vanity"
        ],
        [
          "pride",
          "pride"
        ],
        [
          "mincing",
          "mincing"
        ],
        [
          "air",
          "air"
        ],
        [
          "feigned",
          "feigned"
        ],
        [
          "disdain",
          "disdain"
        ],
        [
          "affective",
          "affective"
        ],
        [
          "coyness",
          "coyness"
        ],
        [
          "coquetry",
          "coquetry"
        ],
        [
          "flirtation",
          "flirtation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fondling; ogling"
      ],
      "id": "en-ناز-fa-noun-zN7U3Rqz",
      "links": [
        [
          "fondling",
          "fondling"
        ],
        [
          "ogling",
          "ogling"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "luxury; comfort; delight"
      ],
      "id": "en-ناز-fa-noun-XmLgoXrC",
      "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": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 14 13 1 8 3 2 19 1 13 3 3 16 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 15 13 1 8 2 1 21 1 14 2 2 18 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 26 5 6 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for گل ناز (gol-e nâz, “purslane”)."
      ],
      "id": "en-ناز-fa-noun-Eh1xOvek",
      "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"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "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": [],
      "glosses": [
        "cute"
      ],
      "id": "en-ناز-fa-adj-F1UOK7n~",
      "links": [
        [
          "cute",
          "cute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) cute"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ملوس"
        }
      ],
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ناز"
}
{
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    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian adjectives",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms borrowed from Parthian",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "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"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "nâz o niyâz",
      "word": "ناز و نیاز"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nâz kardan",
      "word": "ناز کردن"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nâzi",
      "word": "نازی"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nâzidan",
      "word": "نازیدن"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "aii",
            "2": "ܢܵܙܹܐ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܵܙܹܐ (nāzē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܵܙܹܐ (nāzē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "naz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: naz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: naz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "chg",
            "2": "ناز",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "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",
            "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": "inc-hnd",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindustani:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "नाज़"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: नाज़ (nāz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: नाज़ (nāz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "ناز",
            "tr": "nāz"
          },
          "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"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tt",
            "2": "наз",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tatar: наз (naz)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tatar: наз (naz)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tk",
            "2": "näz",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkmen: näz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkmen: näz"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "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": "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.",
          "ref": "c. 1260, Saʿdī, “Rubaʿī 81”, in دیوان سعدی [The Divān of Saʿdī]:",
          "roman": "tā 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\ndar 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",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "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": [
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian adjectives",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "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"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ملوس"
        }
      ],
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ناز"
}

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