طی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic طَيِّء (ṭayyiʔ).
Proper noun
طی • (Tay)
- Tayy, an Arab tribe formerly of Yemen
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1268
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic طَيّ (ṭayy).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈtaj.ji/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰǽj.jɪ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰéj.je]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰǽj.ji]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | táyy-i |
| Dari reading? | tayy-i |
| Iranian reading? | téyy-e |
| Tajik reading? | tayy-i |
Preposition
طی • (teyy-e)
- (of a period of time) during, over, over the course of
- طی چند سال ― teyy-e čand sâl ― over the course of several years
- (of a medium) through, in
- طی بیانیهای این حمله را محکوم کرد.
- teyy-e bayâniye'i in hamle râ mahkum kard.
- He condemned this attack in a statement.
Related terms
- طی شدن (tey šodan, “to be traversed; to be settled upon”)
- طی کردن (tey kardan, “to go through; to settle upon”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic طَيِّء (ṭayyiʔ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈtajj/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäj(ː)]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰej(ː)]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰäj(ː)]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | tayy |
| Dari reading? | tayy |
| Iranian reading? | teyy |
| Tajik reading? | tayy |
Proper noun
طی • (tayy)
- Ṭayy (Arab tribe)
Etymology 3
Noun
طی • (tey)
- alternative spelling of تی (tey, “mop, squeegee”)