انگریزی
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani اَن٘گْریزِی / अंग्रेज़ी (aṅgrezī). By surface analysis, انگریز (angrēz, “English (person)”) + ـی (-ī, suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäŋɡ.ɾeː.ziː]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | angrēzī |
Adjective
انگریزی • (angrēzī)
Noun
انگریزی • (angrēzī)
Proper noun
انگریزی • (angrēzī)
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu اَن٘گْریزی (aṅgrezī). By surface analysis, ان٘گریز (“the English”) + ـی (-ī).
Proper noun
ان٘گریزِی • (transliteration needed) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ)
- English (language)
Urdu
Etymology
From اَن٘گْریز (aṅgrez, “English or British people”) + ـی (-ī)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ə̃ŋ.ɡɾeː.ziː/
Adjective
اَن٘گْریزی • (aṅgrezī) (Hindi spelling अंग्रेज़ी)
- English; of or relating to the English language or English people
- اَن٘گْریزی اَدَب
- aṅgrezī adab
- English literature
- British
- Synonym: بَرْطانْوِی (bartānvī)
Noun
اَن٘گْریزی • (aṅgrezī) f (Hindi spelling अंग्रेज़ी)
- English (language)
- وہ فَرْفَر اَن٘گْریزی بولْتا ہے۔
- vo farfar aṅgrezī boltā he.
- He speaks fluent English.
- (literally, “He speaks English fluently.”)