نهنگ

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng /⁠nihang⁠/, crocodile).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? nahang
Dari reading? nahang
Iranian reading? nahang
Tajik reading? nahang

Noun

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نهنگ (nahang) (plural نهنگ‌ها (nahang-hâ) or نهنگان (nahangân))

  1. (archaic) crocodile or hippopotamus
  2. whale
    Synonym: وال (vâl, whale)

Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: nəhəng (giant)
  • Ottoman Turkish: نهنگ (neheng)

References

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  • Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “nhng”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols, page 242