ناشی

Persian

FWOTD – 29 October 2023

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَاشِئ (nāšiʔ, “growing”).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ʃíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ʃíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ʃíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.ʃí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.ʃíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.ʃí]

Readings
Classical reading?	nāšī
Dari reading?	nāšī
Iranian reading?	nâši
Tajik reading?	noši

Adjective

ناشی • (nâši)

1. resulting, arising
2. unskilled, novice
   • 1920s—30s, Mohammad Farrokhi Yazdi, دیوان فرخی یزدی‎^[1]:

     ما تکیه به قائدین ناشی نکنیم
     وز مسلک خویشتن تحاشی نکنیم
     چون بت شکنی مرام دیرینه ماست
     این است که تازه بت تراشی نکنیم

     mâ tekye be qâ'edin-e nâši na-konim
     v-az maslak-e xištan tahâši na-konim
     čun bot šekani marâm-e dirine-ye mâ-st
     in ast ke tâze bot tarâši na-konim

     We do not depend on unskilled leaders,
     Nor do we shy away from our own path.
     Since idol-breaking is the ancient hope of ours,
     It is such that we do not carve idols anew.

Derived terms

• ناشی شدن (nâši šodan, “to result; to arise”)

 

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: naşı

Noun

ناشی • (nâši)

1. novice, noob