neyn.

Brit.

/neɪ/, U.S.

/neɪ/

Forms: 1800s naii, 1800s na′y, 1800s neh, 1900s– nay, 1900s– ney.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Turkish ney; Persian nay.

Etymology: < Turkish ney reed, flute and its etymon Persian nay pipe, reed, flute (also as nāy > Arabic nāy, Turkish nay).

A type of flute used in the Near and Middle East, consisting of an open-ended length of cane with finger-holes, sounded by blowing across the rim.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > woodwind instruments > [noun] > flute > other flutes

doucetc1450

flute-douce1676

tibia1705

zufolo1724

ney1756

monaulos1776

flûte-à-bec1797

lotus flute1826

bamboo flute1862

dizi1874

shakuhachi1893

quena1909

tonette1958

1756 A. Russell Nat. Hist. Aleppo i. 93 Their chamber-music consists of a..dervises flute, blown in a very particular manner [Note] Naii.

1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians II. v. 71 The na′y..is a kind of flute. There are several kinds of na′y, differing from each other in dimensions, but in little else.

1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun viii. 91 The neh or flute, or, more properly speaking, reed.

1915 H. G. Farmer Mus. & Mus. Instruments of Arab xxxix. 243 The Mauretanians have the Gosba (or Djaouak) and Raita, whilst the Eastern Arabs have the Nay and Zemr.

1957 H. A. Reed in R. N. Frye Islam & West 142 This graceful vivid ceremony was to be accompanied by the usual music consisting of drums, the flute-like ney and trained voices singing traditional Mevlevi music.

1996 A. Michaels Fugitive Pieces i. 112 The hollow ney of the dervish orchestra whose plaintive wail is a call to God.

2001 Kindred Spirit Summer 96/2 Since 1979 El-Funoun has been a living voice of Palestine's endangered musical and cultural heritage. Arabic songs with oud, daf, nay and more.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ney
释义	neyn. Brit. /neɪ/, U.S. /neɪ/ Forms: 1800s naii, 1800s na′y, 1800s neh, 1900s– nay, 1900s– ney. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Turkish ney; Persian nay. Etymology: < Turkish ney reed, flute and its etymon Persian nay pipe, reed, flute (also as nāy > Arabic nāy, Turkish nay). A type of flute used in the Near and Middle East, consisting of an open-ended length of cane with finger-holes, sounded by blowing across the rim. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > woodwind instruments > [noun] > flute > other flutes doucetc1450 flute-douce1676 tibia1705 zufolo1724 ney1756 monaulos1776 flûte-à-bec1797 lotus flute1826 bamboo flute1862 dizi1874 shakuhachi1893 quena1909 tonette1958 1756 A. Russell Nat. Hist. Aleppo i. 93 Their chamber-music consists of a..dervises flute, blown in a very particular manner [Note] Naii. 1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians II. v. 71 The na′y..is a kind of flute. There are several kinds of na′y, differing from each other in dimensions, but in little else. 1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun viii. 91 The neh or flute, or, more properly speaking, reed. 1915 H. G. Farmer Mus. & Mus. Instruments of Arab xxxix. 243 The Mauretanians have the Gosba (or Djaouak) and Raita, whilst the Eastern Arabs have the Nay and Zemr. 1957 H. A. Reed in R. N. Frye Islam & West 142 This graceful vivid ceremony was to be accompanied by the usual music consisting of drums, the flute-like ney and trained voices singing traditional Mevlevi music. 1996 A. Michaels Fugitive Pieces i. 112 The hollow ney of the dervish orchestra whose plaintive wail is a call to God. 2001 Kindred Spirit Summer 96/2 Since 1979 El-Funoun has been a living voice of Palestine's endangered musical and cultural heritage. Arabic songs with oud, daf, nay and more. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1756
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