هرجایی

Persian

Etymology

From (har, “each”) +‎ (jâ, “place”) +‎ (-yi).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /haɾ.d͡ʒaː.ˈjiː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häɾ.d͡ʒɑː.jíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.d͡ʒɑː.jíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäɾ.d͡ʒɔː.jí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæɹ.d͡ʒɒː.jíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häɾ.d͡ʒɔ.jí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	harjāyī
Dari reading^?	harjāyī
Iranian reading^?	harjâyi
Tajik reading^?	harjoyi

Adjective

هرجایی • (harjâyi)

vagrant, wandering, itinerant

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: हरजाई (harjāī)

Urdu: ہَرْجَائِی (harjāī)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “هرجایی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim