رأی

See also: رأي, رأى, زاي, and رای

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْي (raʔy). Not to be confused with native رای (rây, sense, intelligence, opinion, reason).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ra'y
Dari reading? ra'y
Iranian reading? ra'y
Tajik reading? ra'y

Noun

Dari رأی
Iranian Persian
Tajik раъй

رأی • (ra'y) (plural آراء (ârâ'), or رأی‌ها (ra'y-hâ))

  1. opinion, view
  2. vote

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bengali: রায় (raẏ)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: राय (rāy)
    Urdu: رائے (rā'ye)