آقایی

Persian

Etymology

From (âqâ) +‎ (-yi).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.qaː.ˈjiː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑː.jíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑː.jíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.qɔː.jí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ʁɒː.jíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.qɔ.jí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āqāyī
Dari reading^?	āqāyī
Iranian reading^?	âġâyi
Tajik reading^?	oqoyi

Noun

آقایی • (âqâyi)

generosity, the personality of a gentleman

Derived terms

آقایی کردن (âqâyi kardan)

Descendants

Hindustani: (“mastership, ownership”) āqāī
Hindi: आक़ाई

Urdu: آقائی

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “آقایی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 22