نفی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَفْي (nafy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nafj]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näwj]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näwj]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näfj]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näfj]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næfj]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näfj]

Readings
Classical reading?	nafy
Dari reading?	nafy
Iranian reading?	nafy
Tajik reading?	nafy

Noun

نفی • (nafy)

1. (logic) negation
2. denial, negation

   Synonym: انکار (enkâr)

   Antonyms: تثبیت (tasbit), اثبات (esbât)

3. exile, banishment

   Synonym: تبعید (tab'id)

Derived terms

• نفی کردن (nafy kardan)

 

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نفی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim