Etymology

Navoiy

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Today it means: A city in Uzbekistan, named in honor of Nizam al-Din Alisher Harawi (1441–1501). Full definition →

Uzbek Navoiy ← Classical Persian نَوَائِی
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromنَوَائِی
  2. Uzbek · borrowed fromNavoiy
  3. English todayNavoiy

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

Words from the same roots

Classical Persianنَوَائِی all →

Nava'i

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