نیم

See also: نيم

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭢, 𐭭𐭩𐭬 (nēm, “half”) (logogram PRG from Aramaic), from Proto-Iranian *náymah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náymas (“half”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬨𐬀 (naēma), Sanskrit नेम (néma).

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? nīm
Dari reading? nīm
Iranian reading? nim
Tajik reading? nim

Adjective
Dari نیم
Iranian Persian
Tajik ним

نیم • (nim)

  1. half
  2. semi-, hemi-

Synonyms
  • نیمه (nima)

References
  • Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 317

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit नियम (niyamá).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /neːm/
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɪ.jəm/

Noun

نیم • (nem or niyam) m (Hindi spelling नेम or नियम)

  1. rule
  2. law
  3. principle
  4. regulation
  5. restriction
  6. obligation
  7. custom
  8. contract
  9. penance
  10. piety
  11. any self-imposed restraint or religious observance
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /niːm/

Noun

نیم • (nīm) m (Hindi spelling नीम)

  1. neem (Azadirachta indica)

References
  • John T. Platts (2012 August 13 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎
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