ارسی
Persian
Etymology
From ارس (oros, from Middle Mongol ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ (orus, “Russian”) or from an equivalent Kipchak term, since these languages cannot begin words with r-) + ـی (-i), because they come from Russia.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔu.ɾu.ˈsiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔʊ.ɾʊ.síː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔo.ɹo.síː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔu.ɾu.sí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | urusī |
| Dari reading? | urusī |
| Iranian reading? | orosi |
| Tajik reading? | urusi |
Noun
ارسی • (orosi) (plural ارسیها)
- sash window
- (dated or dialectal) (Western) shoe
- (obsolete) Russian; synonym of روسی (rusi)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ارسی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Southwestern Fars
Pronunciation
Noun
ارسی (orsi, orosi)
- (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) shoe