معماری
See also: معماري
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian معماری (mi'mārī), from مِعْمَار (mi'mār, “architect”) + ـِی (-ī, suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, معمار (mi'mâr) + ـی (-î).
Noun
مِعْمَارِی • (mi'mârî)
- architecture
- Synonym: معمارلق (mi'mârlık)
Descendants
- Turkish: mimari
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “معماری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1914
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /miʔ.maː.ˈɾiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [me̞ʔ.mɑː.ɾíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [meʔ.mɒː.ɹíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [meʔ.mɔ.ɾí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mi'mārī |
| Dari reading? | me'mārī |
| Iranian reading? | me'mâri |
| Tajik reading? | me'ori |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Etymology 1
معمار (me'mâr, “architect”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming abstract nouns)
Noun
| Dari | معماری |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | меъморӣ |
معماری • (me'mâri)
- architecture
- Synonym: مهرازی (mehrâzi)
Descendants
Etymology 2
معمار (me'mâr, “architect”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives)
Adjective
| Dari | معماری |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | меъморӣ |
معماری • (me'mâri)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian معماری (mi'mārī), from مِعْمَار (mi'mār, “architect”) + ـِی (-ī, suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, مِعْمار (me'mār) + ـِی (-ī).
Pronunciation
(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /meː.(ʔ)mɑː.ɾiː/
Noun
مِعْمَارِی • (me'mārī) f (Hindi spelling मेमारी)
- building; architecture; masonry
- the occupation of a builder, architect, mason
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “معماری”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “معماری”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.