English
Nava'i
Nava'i comes from Classical Persian نَوَائِی.
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentنَوَائِیliterally ‘melodious’
- EnglishtodayNava'i
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentنَوَائِیliterally ‘melodious’
- EnglishtodayNava'i
The story
From Classical Persian نَوَائِی (nawā'ī, literally “melodious”), from نَوَا (nawā, “melody”) + ـئِی (-'ī, suffix forming adjectives).
Every English word from Classical Persian نَوَائِی
Today it means
name The pen-name of Nizam al-Din Alisher Harawi (1441–1501), a Timurid poet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Persian نَوَائِی / Nava'i