ناچیز

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian ناچیز (nâčiz). First attested in the 17th century.

Adjective

ناچیز • (naçiz)

  1. insignificant, worthless
  2. humble

Descendants

  • Turkish: naçiz

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “naçiz”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “naçiz”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3473
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911), “ناچیز”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1259

Persian

Etymology

From نا (nâ) +‎ چیز (čiz).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? nāčīz
Dari reading? nāčīz
Iranian reading? nâčiz
Tajik reading? nočiz

Adjective

ناچیز • (nâčiz)

  1. insignificant, trifling, trivial

Descendants

Further reading

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