See نیک in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"2": "নেক",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Bengali: নেক (nek)",
"name": "desc"
}
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"text": "→ Bengali: নেক (nek)"
},
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"templates": [
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"2": "निको",
"bor": "1"
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"text": "→ Nepali: निको (niko)"
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"2": "-",
"bor": "1"
},
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}
],
"text": "→ Punjabi:"
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"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਨੇਕ",
"sclb": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਨੇਕ (nek)"
},
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"1": "pa",
"2": "نیک",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "nek"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
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"text": "Shahmukhi script: نیک (nek)"
}
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"2": "pal",
"3": "",
"tr": "nywk'",
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},
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"name": "inh"
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"2": "peo",
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"expansion": "Old Persian *naibakaʰ",
"name": "inh"
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"2": "ira-pro",
"3": "*naybah"
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"2": "نیو",
"3": "ـک",
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"tr2": "-ak"
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"comparative"
]
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"form": "نیکتَرین",
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"tags": [
"superlative"
]
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"form": "نیکو",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "نکو",
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"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
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"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
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},
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"name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
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"_dis": "100 0 0",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Persian terms suffixed with ـک",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
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}
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"id": "en-نیک-fa-adj-dw5gdiTW",
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"good"
]
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{
"word": "خوب"
},
{
"word": "به"
},
{
"word": "نغز"
}
]
}
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"tags": [
"Classical-Persian"
]
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{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
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"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"Kabuli"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"note": "Hazaragi"
},
{
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"tags": [
"Iran",
"formal"
]
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"tags": [
"Tajik",
"formal"
]
}
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"word": "نیک"
}
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"roman": "andiše-e nik, goftâr-e nik, kerdâr-e nik",
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"2": "pal",
"3": "",
"tr": "nywk'",
"ts": "nēk"
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"2": "peo",
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"name": "inh"
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"2": "ira-pro",
"3": "*naybah"
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
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},
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
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}
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"2": "adverb",
"tr": "nik"
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"expansion": "نیک • (nik)",
"name": "head"
}
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"pos": "adv",
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"well"
],
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"well",
"well"
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"text": "Tarikh-i Bayhaqi\nوی نیک از جای بشد.",
"type": "quotation"
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],
"tags": [
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]
}
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"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Persian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Kabuli"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"note": "Hazaragi"
},
{
"ipa": "[niːkʲ]",
"tags": [
"Iran",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[nek]",
"tags": [
"Tajik",
"formal"
]
}
],
"word": "نیک"
}
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"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Persian adjectives",
"Persian adverbs",
"Persian entries with incorrect language header",
"Persian lemmas",
"Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
"Persian terms derived from Old Persian",
"Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian",
"Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
"Persian terms inherited from Old Persian",
"Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian",
"Persian terms suffixed with ـک",
"Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms"
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"derived": [
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}
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"2": "নেক",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Bengali: নেক (nek)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Bengali: নেক (nek)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "ne",
"2": "निको",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Nepali: निको (niko)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Nepali: निको (niko)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "-",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Punjabi:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Punjabi:"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਨੇਕ",
"sclb": "1"
},
"expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਨੇਕ (nek)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਨੇਕ (nek)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "نیک",
"sclb": "1",
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},
"expansion": "Shahmukhi script: نیک (nek)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Shahmukhi script: نیک (nek)"
}
],
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"1": "fa",
"2": "pal",
"3": "",
"tr": "nywk'",
"ts": "nēk"
},
"expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (nywk' /nēk/)",
"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
"1": "fa",
"2": "peo",
"3": "*naibakaʰ"
},
"expansion": "Old Persian *naibakaʰ",
"name": "inh"
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"2": "ira-pro",
"3": "*naybah"
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"name": "inh"
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{
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"1": "fa",
"2": "نیو",
"3": "ـک",
"pos2": "diminutive suffix",
"t1": "brave, valiant",
"tr1": "niv",
"tr2": "-ak"
},
"expansion": "نیو (niv, “brave, valiant”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix)",
"name": "affix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [script needed] (nywk' /nēk/), [script needed] (nywkwk' /nēkōg/), the diminutive form of [Term?] (/nēw/), from Old Persian *naibakaʰ, from 𐎴𐎡𐎲 (n-i-b /naibaʰ/), from Proto-Iranian *naybah. Equivalent to نیو (niv, “brave, valiant”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix).",
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"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "نیکتَر",
"roman": "nik-tar",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "نیکتَرین",
"roman": "nik-tarin",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "نیکو",
"roman": "niku",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "نکو",
"roman": "neku",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "نیوکو",
"roman": "nivaku",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"c": "+",
"tr": "nik"
},
"expansion": "نیک • (nik) (comparative نیکتَر (nik-tar), superlative نیکتَرین (nik-tarin))",
"name": "fa-adj"
}
],
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"good"
],
"links": [
[
"good",
"good"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "خوب"
},
{
"word": "به"
},
{
"word": "نغز"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Persian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Kabuli"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"note": "Hazaragi"
},
{
"ipa": "[niːkʲ]",
"tags": [
"Iran",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[nek]",
"tags": [
"Tajik",
"formal"
]
}
],
"word": "نیک"
}
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"Pages with 3 entries",
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"Persian adjectives",
"Persian adverbs",
"Persian entries with incorrect language header",
"Persian lemmas",
"Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
"Persian terms derived from Old Persian",
"Persian terms derived from Proto-Iranian",
"Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
"Persian terms inherited from Old Persian",
"Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian",
"Persian terms suffixed with ـک",
"Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"derived": [
{
"roman": "andiše-e nik, goftâr-e nik, kerdâr-e nik",
"word": "اندیشه نیک، گفتار نیک، کردار نیک"
}
],
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"2": "pal",
"3": "",
"tr": "nywk'",
"ts": "nēk"
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"expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (nywk' /nēk/)",
"name": "inh"
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"2": "peo",
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"name": "inh"
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"2": "ira-pro",
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"name": "inh"
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{
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"2": "نیو",
"3": "ـک",
"pos2": "diminutive suffix",
"t1": "brave, valiant",
"tr1": "niv",
"tr2": "-ak"
},
"expansion": "نیو (niv, “brave, valiant”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix)",
"name": "affix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [script needed] (nywk' /nēk/), [script needed] (nywkwk' /nēkōg/), the diminutive form of [Term?] (/nēw/), from Old Persian *naibakaʰ, from 𐎴𐎡𐎲 (n-i-b /naibaʰ/), from Proto-Iranian *naybah. Equivalent to نیو (niv, “brave, valiant”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "nik",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "نیکو",
"roman": "niku",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "نکو",
"roman": "neku",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "نیوکو",
"roman": "nivaku",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"1": "fa",
"2": "adverb",
"tr": "nik"
},
"expansion": "نیک • (nik)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"well"
],
"links": [
[
"well",
"well"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"Persian terms with quotations",
"Requests for transliteration of Persian quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "He completely lost his temper.",
"text": "Tarikh-i Bayhaqi\nوی نیک از جای بشد.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"completely"
],
"links": [
[
"completely",
"completely"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(archaic) completely"
],
"tags": [
"archaic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Persian"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Dari",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"tags": [
"Kabuli"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[neːk]",
"note": "Hazaragi"
},
{
"ipa": "[niːkʲ]",
"tags": [
"Iran",
"formal"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[nek]",
"tags": [
"Tajik",
"formal"
]
}
],
"word": "نیک"
}
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