亡い is read as ない (nai) and means dead.
ない
nai
ぼうめい
fleeing from one's country
ぼうふ
deceased husband
deceased father
なくす
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
なくなる
to die
なきあと
after one's death
ぼうこく
ruined country
もうじゃ
person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.)
なきひと
the deceased
ぼうめいせいかつ
life in exile
ぼうめいせいけん
government in exile
ぼうめいぶんがく
exile literature