نخست

See also: نخشب‎ and نحسب‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian nxwst (naxwist, “first”). Akin to Old Armenian նախ (nax), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [noˈxost], [næˈxost]

Adjective

نخست • (noxost)

first

Synonyms

اول‎ (avval)
یکم‎ (yekom)

Derived terms

نخستین‎ (noxostin)
نخستی‎ (noxosti)

Adverb

نخست • (noxost)

at first

Synonyms

اول‎ (avval)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “نخست”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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