اختیاری
See also: اختياري
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اِخْتِيَارِيّ (iḵtiyāriyy). By surface analysis, اختیار (extiyâr, “choice”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔix.ti.jaː.ˈɾiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪx.t̪ʰi.jɑː.ɾíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔex.t̪ʰi.jɒː.ɹíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔiχ.t̪ʰi.jɔ.ɾí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ixtiyārī |
| Dari reading? | ixtiyārī |
| Iranian reading? | extiyâri |
| Tajik reading? | ixtiyori |
Adjective
| Dari | اختیاری |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | ихтиёрӣ |
اختیاری • (extiyâri)
Descendants
- Tajik: ихтиёрӣ (ixtiyori)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: इख़्तियारी (ixtiyārī)
- Urdu: اِخْتِیاری (ixtiyārī)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِخْتِیَارِی (ixtiyārī), from Arabic اِخْتِيَارِيّ (iḵtiyāriyy). By surface analysis, اِخْتِیار (ixtiyār) + ـِی (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪx.t̪ɪ.jɑː.ɾiː/
Adjective
اِخْتِیاری • (ixtiyārī) (Hindi spelling इख़्तियारी)
Further reading
- “اختیاری”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “اختیاری”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.