"ننگ" meaning in Persian

See ننگ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [nanɡ] [Classical-Persian], [näŋɡ] [Dari, formal], [näŋɡ] [Dari, formal], [näŋɡ] [Kabuli], [näŋɡ̥] (note: Hazaragi), [næɲɡʲ̥] [Iran, formal], [näŋɡ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: نَنگ [canonical], nang [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [script needed] (nng /⁠nang⁠/). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal||tr=nng|ts=nang}} Middle Persian [script needed] (nng /⁠nang⁠/) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|||||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=نَنگ|head2=|head3=|tr=nang|tr2=|tr3=}} نَنگ • (nang), {{fa-noun|head=نَنگ|tr=nang}} نَنگ • (nang)
  1. infamy, dishonor, ignominy, shame
    Sense id: en-ننگ-fa-noun-BdoNX6PY Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 35 16 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 16 14 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. honor, reputation, esteem
    Sense id: en-ننگ-fa-noun-LTCYnP91 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 35 16 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 35 16 14 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ننگین (nangin) (english: shameful, infamous, disgraceful), باننگ (bâ-nang) (english: gallant, mettlesome, militant), نام و ننگ (nâm o nang) (english: honour, reputation, esteem), ننگسار (nang-sâr) (english: metamorphosis), ننگنامه (nang-nâme) (english: ironic or satirical prose or verse; a history of wars)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "shameful, infamous, disgraceful",
      "roman": "nangin",
      "word": "ننگین"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "gallant, mettlesome, militant",
      "roman": "bâ-nang",
      "word": "باننگ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "honour, reputation, esteem",
      "roman": "nâm o nang",
      "word": "نام و ننگ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "metamorphosis",
      "roman": "nang-sâr",
      "word": "ننگسار"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ironic or satirical prose or verse; a history of wars",
      "roman": "nang-nâme",
      "word": "ننگنامه"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "bor": "1",
            "t": "honor",
            "tr": "nang"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Pashto: ننګ (nang, “honor”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Pashto: ننګ (nang, “honor”)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "",
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        "ts": "nang"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (nng /⁠nang⁠/)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [script needed] (nng /⁠nang⁠/).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "نَنگ",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nang",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
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        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "nang",
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        "tr3": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "نَنگ",
        "tr": "nang"
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      "expansion": "نَنگ • (nang)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "36 35 16 13",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              89,
              94
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Though the opinion of the wise is [that] infamy [is ours],\n[In reality,] we want neither shame nor fame.",
          "ref": "c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 8”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]:",
          "roman": "gar či badnâmî-st nazd-i âqilân\nmâ na-mê-xwâhêm nang u nâm râ",
          "text": "گر چه بدنامیست نزد عاقلان\nما نمیخواهیم ننگ و نام را",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "infamy",
          "infamy"
        ],
        [
          "dishonor",
          "dishonor"
        ],
        [
          "ignominy",
          "ignominy"
        ],
        [
          "shame",
          "shame"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "36 35 16 13",
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          "_dis": "36 35 16 14",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "honor, reputation, esteem"
      ],
      "id": "en-ننگ-fa-noun-LTCYnP91",
      "links": [
        [
          "honor",
          "honor"
        ],
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ],
        [
          "esteem",
          "esteem"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nanɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[næɲɡʲ̥]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ننگ"
}
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    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "shameful, infamous, disgraceful",
      "roman": "nangin",
      "word": "ننگین"
    },
    {
      "english": "gallant, mettlesome, militant",
      "roman": "bâ-nang",
      "word": "باننگ"
    },
    {
      "english": "honour, reputation, esteem",
      "roman": "nâm o nang",
      "word": "نام و ننگ"
    },
    {
      "english": "metamorphosis",
      "roman": "nang-sâr",
      "word": "ننگسار"
    },
    {
      "english": "ironic or satirical prose or verse; a history of wars",
      "roman": "nang-nâme",
      "word": "ننگنامه"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ps",
            "2": "ننګ",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "honor",
            "tr": "nang"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Pashto: ننګ (nang, “honor”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Pashto: ننګ (nang, “honor”)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "",
        "tr": "nng",
        "ts": "nang"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (nng /⁠nang⁠/)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [script needed] (nng /⁠nang⁠/).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "نَنگ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nang",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "نَنگ",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "nang",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "نَنگ • (nang)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "نَنگ",
        "tr": "nang"
      },
      "expansion": "نَنگ • (nang)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              89,
              94
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Though the opinion of the wise is [that] infamy [is ours],\n[In reality,] we want neither shame nor fame.",
          "ref": "c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 8”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]:",
          "roman": "gar či badnâmî-st nazd-i âqilân\nmâ na-mê-xwâhêm nang u nâm râ",
          "text": "گر چه بدنامیست نزد عاقلان\nما نمیخواهیم ننگ و نام را",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "infamy, dishonor, ignominy, shame"
      ],
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          "infamy"
        ],
        [
          "dishonor",
          "dishonor"
        ],
        [
          "ignominy",
          "ignominy"
        ],
        [
          "shame",
          "shame"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "honor, reputation, esteem"
      ],
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        [
          "honor",
          "honor"
        ],
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ],
        [
          "esteem",
          "esteem"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nanɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[næɲɡʲ̥]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näŋɡ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ننگ"
}

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