ری
Persian
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Persian [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (ldy /Ray/), from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠 (Ragā), a Median district. Compare Akkadian 𒊏𒂵𒀪 (ra-ga-'), Elamite 𒊩𒋡𒀭 (rák-ka4-an) (loc.), Ancient Greek Ῥάγαι (Rhágai), Latin Rhagae, Rhaganae, Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɾaj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹej]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾäj]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ray |
| Dari reading? | ray |
| Iranian reading? | rey |
| Tajik reading? | ray |
Proper noun
edit| Dari | ری |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Рай |
ری • (rey)
- Ray (a city in Iran)
- (historical) Ray (province or satrapy)
Derived terms
edit- رازی (râzi)
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editPreposition
editری • (ri)
- (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) on
- (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) above
- (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) upon
Categories:
- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Old Persian
- Persian terms derived from Old Persian
- Persian terms derived from Median languages
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian proper nouns
- fa:Cities in Iran
- fa:Places in Iran
- Persian terms with historical senses
- Persian prepositions
- Persian dialectal terms
- Dashtestani Persian