Dari
See also: dari, däri, and darı
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دری (darī), of disputed origin, probably from دربار (darbār, “royal court”). The use of the name for the Afghan dialect of Persian in English is a recent development, the language formerly being known as Persian or Afghan Persian to English speakers.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɑːɹi/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɹi
Proper noun
Dari
- A variety of Middle Persian, the court language of the late Sassanid period and of classical Persian poetry.
- The dialect of the Persian language as spoken natively by approximately one-half of the population in Afghanistan and which serves as the interethnic lingua franca for the vast majority of the population; also referred to as Eastern Persian, Afghan Persian, or simply Persian.
- A language of the Central Iranian family spoken by up to 15,000 people (mostly Zoroastrians) in the Yazd and Kerman areas, also known as Gabri or Gabar.
Translations
variety of Middle Persian
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Eastern Persian
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See also
- Persian
- Pashto
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Eastern Persian Dari, prs
- Ethnologue entry for Zoroastrian Dari, gbz
- Dari on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Aird, Dair, IARD, Irad, RAID, arid, dira, raid, riad
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin Darius.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈda.ɾi/
Proper noun
Dari m
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Darius
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈda.riː/, [ˈd̪äriː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.ri/, [ˈd̪äːri]
Proper noun
Darī m pl (genitive Darōrum); second declension
- A tribe of India mentioned by Pliny
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
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Nominative | Darī |
Genitive | Darōrum |
Dative | Darīs |
Accusative | Darōs |
Ablative | Darīs |
Vocative | Darī |
References
- Dari in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette