نپی

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (npyk /⁠nibēg⁠/, “writing, scripture, book”). Doublet of (nuwī, niwī) and (nuwī, niwī); see (neveštan, “to write”) for more.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nu.piː], [ni.piː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nʊ.pʰiː], [nɪ.pʰiː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nʊ.pʰiː], [nɪ.pʰiː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nu.pʰi], [ni.pʰi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [no.pʰiː], [ne.pʰiː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nu.pʰi], [ni.pʰi]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nupī, nipī
Dari reading^?	nupī, nipī
Iranian reading^?	nopi, nepi
Tajik reading^?	nupi, nipi

Noun


Iranian Persian	نپی
Dari	نپی
Tajik	нипӣ

نپی • (nepi or nopi)

(obsolete) codex, scripture
Synonym: مصحف (moshaf)
(archaic) Qur'an

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