"نیکی" meaning in Persian

See نیکی in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [neː.ˈkiː] [Classical-Persian], [neː.kʰíː] [Dari, formal], [neː.kʰíː] [Dari, formal], [neː.kʰíː] [Kabuli], [ni.kʰí] (note: Hazaragi), [niː.kʰʲíː] [Iran, formal], [ne.kʰí] [Tajik, formal] Forms: niki [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of نیک (nik, “good”) + ی (-i, nominalizing suffix) Etymology templates: {{compound|fa|نیک|ی|pos2=nominalizing suffix|t1=good|tr1=nik|tr2=-i}} نیک (nik, “good”) + ی (-i, nominalizing suffix) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|||||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=niki|tr2=|tr3=}} نیکی • (niki), {{fa-noun|tr=niki}} نیکی • (niki)
  1. goodness, kindness, beneficience
    Sense id: en-نیکی-fa-noun-4WU3t5bk Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. fairness, beauty
    Sense id: en-نیکی-fa-noun-sGMLdxqv
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