نمک

See also: نمك

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐫗𐫖𐫏𐫍𐫐 (namak).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /na.ˈmak/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.mák]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.mák]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nä.mák]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nä.mäk], [ni.mɔ́ːk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næ.mǽkʰʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nä.mák]

Readings
Classical reading?	namak
Dari reading?	namak
Iranian reading?	namak
Tajik reading?	namak

• Audio (Iran):

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• (Isfahan) IPA^(key): [næ.mǽkʲ], [ne.mǽkʲ]

Noun

نمک • (namak) (Tajik spelling намак)

1. salt
2. charm; attractive or delightful quality
3. (figurative) Used as a metonymy for hospitality.

Derived terms

• بانمک (bâ-namak)
• حق نمک (haqq-e namak)
• خوش‌نمک (xoš-namak)
• نمکدان (namakdân)
• نمکی (namaki)
• نمکین (namakin)
• نمک‌سود (namak-sud)
• نمک‌شناسی (namak-šenâsi, “gratitude, loyalty”)
• نمک‌گیر (namak-gir)

Descendants

• → Assamese: নিমখ (nimokh)
• → Bengali: নিমক (nimok)
• → Gujarati: નિમક (nimak)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: नमक (namak)

  Urdu: نَمَک (namak)

• → Punjabi: namak

  Gurmukhi script: ਨਮਕ

  Shahmukhi script: نَمَک

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَمَک (namak).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nə.mək/
• Rhymes: -ək

Noun

نَمَک • (namak) m (Hindi spelling नमक)

1. salt

Related terms

• نمکین (namakīn)