رأی
Persian
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Arabic رَأْي (raʔy). Not to be confused with native رای (rây, “sense, intelligence, opinion, reason”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɾaʔj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹæʔj]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾäʔj]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | ra'y |
Dari reading? | ra'y |
Iranian reading? | ra'y |
Tajik reading? | raʾy |
Noun
editDari | رأی |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | раъй |
رأی • (ra'y) (plural آراء (ârâ') or رأیها (ra'y-hâ))
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editfrom Middle Persian (/rāy/, “wealth, glory, power, sense, intelligence, opinion, reason”) from Old Persian (/rāyō/)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɾɑːj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹɒːj]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾɔj]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | rāy |
Dari reading? | rāy |
Iranian reading? | rây |
Tajik reading? | roy |
Noun
editرأی • (rây) (plural رای ها (rây hâ))
References
edit- Qaemmaqami, A. R., & Khatebey, A. (2013, July 9). رای و رأی ([New Persian] rāy and [arabic] ra'y). Academia.edu. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- Mackenzie, D. N. (1971) A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. Retrieved February 19, 2023.