علمی

See also: علمي

Persian

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic عِلْمِيّ (ʕilmiyy), from عِلْم (ʕilm) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, علم (ilm / elm) +‎ ـی ( / -i, suffix forming adjectives).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? ilmī
    Dari reading? ilmī
    Iranian reading? elmi
    Tajik reading? ilmi

    Adjective

    علمی • (ilmī / elmi) (Tajik spelling илмӣ)

    1. scientific

    Urdu

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Classical Persian عِلْمِی (ilmī), borrowed from Arabic عِلْمِيّ (ʕilmiyy), from عِلْم (ʕilm) + ـِيّ (-iyy). By surface analysis, علم (ilm) +‎ ـی ().

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪl.miː/
    • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
    • Rhymes: -iː

    Adjective

    عِلْمی • ('ilmī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling इल्मी)

    1. academic
    2. scientific
      Synonym: سَائِنْسِی (sāinsī)
    3. scholarly

    Further reading

    • علمی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • علمی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.