رضائی

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾa.zaː.ˈiː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rä.zɑːiː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rä.zɑːiː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rä.zɔːi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹæ.zɒːiː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾä.zɔi]

Readings
Classical reading^?	razāī
Dari reading^?	razāī
Iranian reading^?	razâi
Tajik reading^?	razoi

Noun

رضائی • (razāʼī)

a cover for head in winter

Descendants

→ Gujarati: રજાઇ (rajāi)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: रज़ाई (razāī)

Urdu: رَضائی (razāī)
- → English: rezai

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “رضائی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul