Persian · Numbers & Time
noh
Nine
The number nine — written like the word for no but pronounced noh.
ساعت نه شب است.
It is nine at night.
'نه' (noh) originates from Middle Persian 'nē' and has roots in Proto-Iranian '*nōh', akin to the Avestan 'nəha', representing a stable development in its numerical form.
'نه' (noh) is widely used in conversational and written contexts, fitting into both informal and formal registers, particularly in mathematical and narrative descriptions.