نوشین

See also: نوسین

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (anōšēn, “ambrosial, sweet”), from 𐭠𐭭𐭥𐭱 (anōš, “ambrosia”) + [script needed] (-ēn), from Old Persian *anauša- (“immortal”), from Proto-Iranian *an-auša- (“immortal”). Compare Persian (anuše, a, “immortal”) and Persian (nušidan, “to drink”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [noː.ˈʃeːn]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [noː.ʃéːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [noː.ʃéːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nʊː.ʃéːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nuː.ʃíːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɵ.ʃén]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nōšēn
Dari reading^?	nōšēn
Iranian reading^?	nušin
Tajik reading^?	nüšen

Adjective

نوشین • (nušin)

sweet; pleasant

Proper noun

نوشین • (nušin)

a female given name, Noushin, Nooshin, or Nushin, from Middle Persian

References

Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “ʾnwšyn”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols

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