کافی
Persian
| Dari | کافی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | кофӣ |
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَافِي (kāfī).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kaː.ˈfiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɑː.fiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɒː.fiː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰɔ.fi]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kāfī |
| Dari reading? | kāfī |
| Iranian reading? | kâfi |
| Tajik reading? | kofi |
Adjective
کافی • (kâfi)
- sufficient
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2624:
- گر بیان معنوی کافی شدی / خلق عالم عاطل و باطل بدی
- gar bayân-i-ma'nawi kâfî shudî / xalq-i-'alâm 'âtil u bâtil budî
- If the spiritual explanation were sufficient, the creation of the world would have been vain and idle.
Adverb
کافی • (kâfi)