نهاد

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Persian

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Persian. Compare Middle Persian nyh’dg (nihādag, foundation, base).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? nihāḏ
Dari reading? nehād
Iranian reading? nehâd
Tajik reading? nihod

Noun

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نهاد (nahâd, nehâd)

  1. (archaic) nature
    • 9th century, Rudaki
      خدای عرشِ جهان را چنین نهاد نهاد
      که گاه مردم شادان و گه بُوَد ناشا‌د
      xudây arš-î jahân râ čenîn nahâd nahâd
      kî gâh mardum-î šâdân u gah buvad nâšâd.
  2. (archaic) personality, disposition, impression
    بیگانه نهادbigâne-nahâdunfriendly, of strange nature
    خاکی نهادxâki-nahâdof humble nature
    آتش نهادâtaš-nahâdill-tempered, of unkind nature
    نیکو نهادniku-nahâdof friendly nature
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Descendants
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  • Urdu: نہاد (nihād)

Etymology 2

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Related to the verb نهادن (nahâdan, to place, to put, to establish).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? nahāḏ
Dari reading? nahād
Iranian reading? nahâd
Tajik reading? nahod

Noun

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نهاد (nahâd) (plural نهادها (nahâd-hâ))

  1. institution
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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نهاد (nahâd)

  1. past stem of نهادن

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