فرعی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرْعِيّ (farʕiyy). By surface analysis, فرع (far') +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? far'ī
Dari reading? far'ī
Iranian reading? far'i
Tajik reading? far'i

Adjective

فرعی • (far'ī / far'i) (Tajik spelling фаръӣ)

  1. secondary

Noun

فرعی • (far'ī / far'i) (Tajik spelling фаръӣ)

  1. side road; ellipsis of جاده فرعی (jâde-ye far'i) or راه فرعی (râh-e far'i)
    از فرعی به اصلی وارد شد.
    az far'i be asli vâred šod.
    S/he entered the main road from the side.

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