غربی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic غَرْبِيّ (ḡarbiyy). By surface analysis, غرب (garb, “west”) + ـی (-î, nisba suffix).
Adjective
غربی • (garbî)
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic غَرْبِيّ (ḡarbiyy). By surface analysis, غرب (ġarb, “west”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɣar.ˈbiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɣäɾ.bíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qæɹ.bíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʁäɾ.bí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ġarbī |
| Dari reading? | ġarbī |
| Iranian reading? | ġarbi |
| Tajik reading? | ġarbi |
Adjective
غربی • (ġarbī / ġarbi) (Tajik spelling ғарбӣ)
Related terms
- غرب (ġarb)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “غربی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “غربی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press