سیلی

See also: شیلی, سيلي, and شيلي

Persian

Alternative forms

سلی (silī / seli)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /siː.ˈliː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [siː.liː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [siː.liː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.li]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [siː.liː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.li]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sīlī
Dari reading^?	sīlī
Iranian reading^?	sili
Tajik reading^?	sili

Noun

سیلی • (sīlī / sili)

slap (in the face)
musical stringed instrument

Derived terms

سیلی خوردن (sīlī xwardan / sili xordan)
سیلی زدن (sīlī zadan / sili zadan)

Descendants

→ Georgian: სილა (sila)
→ Turkish: sille
- → Armenian: սիլլա (silla)

References

Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “سیلی”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 220,227
Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سیلی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “سیلی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul