شمالی
See also: شمالي
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic شَمَالِيّ (šamāliyy) or Persian شمالی.
Adjective
شمالی • (şimali)
- northern
Descendants
- Turkish: şimali
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شمالی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1135
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَمَالِيّ (šamāliyy), by surface analysis, شمال (šamāl / šomâl, “north”) + ـی (-ī / -i, Adjective forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃa.ˈmaː.liː/, /ʃu.maː.ˈliː/, /ʃi.maː.ˈliː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃä.mɑ́ː.liː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃo.mɒː.líː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃi.mɔ.lí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šamālī, šumālī, šimālī |
| Dari reading? | šamālī |
| Iranian reading? | šomâli |
| Tajik reading? | šimoli |
Adjective
| Dari | شمالی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | шимолӣ |
شمالی • (šomâli)
- northern, of or pertaining to the north
- کرهٔ شمالی ― kore-ye šomâli ― North Korea
- ایرلند شمالی ― irland-e šomâli ― Northern Ireland