ښايي

Pashto

Alternative forms

ښائي (x̌âyi)

Etymology

Partial calque of Classical Persian (šāyad, “perhaps, possibly”),^[1] via the verb ښائيدل (x̌âyidəl),^[2] from Classical Persian (šāy, present stem of (šāyistan, “to be appropriate”)).

Pronunciation

(Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈxɑji/
(Southern) IPA^(key): /ˈʂɑji/
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Adverb

ښايي • (x̌âyi)

Synonyms

کېدې شي (kede ši)

References

^ Morgenstierne, Georg (1927), An Etymological Vocabulary of Pashto (Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskapsakademi i Oslo; 3), Oslo: J. Dybwad, page 79
^ Raverty, H. G. (1867), “ښائي”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

[1] Morgenstierne, Georg (1927), An Etymological Vocabulary of Pashto (Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskapsakademi i Oslo; 3), Oslo: J. Dybwad, page 79

[2] Raverty, H. G. (1867), “ښائي”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

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