Etymology

Nava'i

Today it means: The pen-name of Nizam al-Din Alisher Harawi (1441–1501), a Timurid poet. Full definition →

Classical Persian نَوَائِی
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  1. Classical Persian · borrowed fromنَوَائِی
  2. English todayNava'i

From Classical Persian نَوَائِی (nawā'ī, literally “melodious”), from نَوَا (nawā, “melody”) + ـئِی (-'ī, suffix forming adjectives).

Words from the same roots

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