نان

Noun

نان • (nán)

1. bread

See also

• نگن‎ (nagan)

Noun

نان (nan)

1. bread (baked dough made from cereals)

Etymology

From Sanskrit नना (nanā).

Noun

نان (nān)

1. a mother

Noun

نان (nan)

1. bread

Alternative forms

• نون‎ (nun) (Tehrani)

Etymology

From Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”), from Old Persian [Term?], from Proto-Iranian *nagna-.

Compare Sogdian [script needed] (nγn- /naγn/, “bread”), Baluchi نگن‎ (nagan), Pashto [script needed] (naγan), Manichaean Parthian ngn‎ (naγn), Khotanese [script needed] (nāṃji), and possibly the Old Armenian loanword նկան (nkan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɒ̜n/

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Noun

نان • (nân) (plural نان‌ها‎ (nân-hâ))

1. bread, including the kind called naan in English and any other kind of bread

   ‏نان بربری‎ ― nân-e barbari ― barbari bread

   ‏نان تافتون‎ ― nân-e tâftun ― taftoon bread

   ‏نان سنگک‎ ― nân-e sangak ― sangak bread

   ‏نان لواش‎ ― nân-e lavâš ― lavash bread

   ‏نان تست‎ ― nân-e tost ― American-style bread for toasting

Etymology

From Persian نان‎ (nân).

Noun

نان • (nān) f (Hindi spelling नान)

1. naan, A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

Etymology

From Persian نان‎ (nân).

Noun

نان • (nan) (plural نانلار‎ (nanlar))

1. naan, A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.