غوری

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɣoː.ˈriː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣoː.ɾiː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣoː.ɾiː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣu.ɾi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [quː.ɹiː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁɵ.ɾi]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ġōrī
Dari reading^?	ġōrī
Iranian reading^?	ġuri
Tajik reading^?	ġüri

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

غوری • (ġōrī / ġuri) (Tajik spelling ғӯрӣ)

(Dari) platter (tray for serving food)
(Classical Persian, now obsolete) porcelain plate
(Iran) alternative form of (qūrī / ġuri, “teapot”)

Etymology 2

From (ġōr / ġur, “Ghor”) +‎ (-ī / i, suffix forming adjectives).

Adjective

غوری • (ġōrī / ġuri) (Tajik spelling ғӯрӣ)

(historical) Ghorid
from or relating to غور (ġōr / ġur, “Ghor”)

Derived terms

دهنهٔ غوری (dahana-yi ġōrī / dahane-ye ġuri)
غوریان (ġōriyān / ġuriyân)

Further reading

Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “غوری”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “غوری”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim