قهوه‌یی

Persian

Etymology

From قهوه (qahwa, coffee) +‎ ـیی (-yī).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qahwa-yī
Dari reading? qahwa-yī
Iranian reading? ġahve-yi
Tajik reading? qahva-yi

Noun

Dari قهوه‌یی, نسواری
Iranian Persian قهوه‌ای
Tajik қаҳваӣ

قهوه‌یی • (qahwa-yī)

  1. Dari standard spelling of قَهْوَه‌ای (qahwa-'ī)

Usage notes

  • Speakers from Afghanistan use both spellings, though news organizations in Afghanistan avoid the Iranian spelling.

See also