Nava'i

proper noun

The pen-name of Nizam al-Din Alisher Harawi (1441–1501), a Timurid poet.

OriginClassical Persian نَوَائِی →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Navai · alternative Nawai · alternative Nawa'i · alternative Navoiy

  1. The pen-name of Nizam al-Din Alisher Harawi (1441–1501), a Timurid poet.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianنَوَائِی
  2. EnglishNava'i

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

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APA

Nava'i. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nava'i

MLA

“Nava'i.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nava'i. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nava'i,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nava'i.

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