شبی
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃa.ˈbiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃä.bíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃæ.bíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃä.bí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šabī |
| Dari reading? | šabī |
| Iranian reading? | šabi |
| Tajik reading? | šabi |
Etymology 1
From شب (šab, “night”) + ـی (-i, adjective-forming suffix).
Adjective
| Dari | شبی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | шабӣ |
شبی • (šabi)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (špyk' /šabīg/, “undershirt”). Akin to Old Armenian շապիկ (šapik, “shirt”), an Iranian borrowing.
By surface analysis, شب (šab, “night”) + ـی (-i, noun-forming suffix).
Noun
شبی • (šabi)
Alternative forms
- شوی (šavi)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شبی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul