نارنگی

Persian

Dari	نارنگی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ногангӣ

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɾaŋ.ˈɡiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɾäŋ.ɡíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɾäŋ.ɡíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɾäŋ.ɡíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.ɾäŋ.ɡí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.ɹæŋ.ɡʲíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.ɾäŋ.ɡí]

Readings
Classical reading?	nārangī
Dari reading?	nārangī
Iranian reading?	nârangi
Tajik reading?	norangi

Etymology 1

نارنگ (nârang, “orange”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives)

Adjective

نارنگی • (nârangi)

1. orange-colored

Noun

نارنگی • (nârangi)

1. name of a fruit smaller than an orange and sweeter, a mandarin or Chinese orange

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “نارنگی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Etymology 2

نارنگ (nârang, “colorless”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming abstract nouns)

Noun

نارنگی • (nârangi)

1. Synonym of بی‌رنگی (bi-rangi, “colorlessness”)

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “نارنگی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga) + -इका (-ikā)۔ Doublet of نارنجی (nāranjī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.ɾəŋ.ɡiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

نارنگی • (nāraṅgī) f (Hindi spelling नारंगी)

1. mandarin orange
2. (fruit) orange

Adjective

نارنگی • (nāraṅgī) (Hindi spelling नारंगी)

1. orange-colored

Synonyms

• (orange fruit): مالٹا (mālṭā), سنترا (santrā)
• (orange-colored): نارنجی (nāranjī)