накӯном

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian نَکونَام (nakōnām). By surface analysis, накӯ (nakü) +‎ ном (nom).

Adjective

накӯном • (nakünom) (Persian spelling نکونام)

1. of good repute
   • 1210-1292, Saadi Shirazi, “ghazal #20”, in Ghazaliyyat:

     Саъдиё марди накӯном намирад ҳаргиз
     Мурда он аст ки номаш ба накӯӣ набаранд

     Saʾdiyo mard-i nakünom namirad hargiz
     Murda on ast ki nomaš ba naküi nabarand

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