ناچیز

Persian

Etymology

From نا (nâ) +‎ چیز (čiz).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	nāčīz
Dari reading?	nāčīz
Iranian reading?	nâčiz
Tajik reading?	nočiz

Adjective

ناچیز • (nâčiz)

1. insignificant, trifling, trivial

Descendants

• → Middle Hindi: ناچیز (nacyz /⁠nācīz⁠/)
  • Hindustani: nācīz

    Hindi: नाचीज़

    Urdu: ناچِیز

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ناچیز”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 2128
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “نا چيز”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 1368