کتبی
See also: كتبي
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic كُتُبِيّ (kutubiyy). By surface analysis, کتب (kutub / kotob) + ـی (-ī / -i, nominal suffix)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ku.tu.ˈbiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊ.t̪ʰʊ.bíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰo.t̪ʰo.bíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰu.t̪ʰu.bí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kutubī |
| Dari reading? | kutubī |
| Iranian reading? | kotobi |
| Tajik reading? | kutubi |
Noun
کتبی • (kutubī / kotobi) (Tajik spelling кутубӣ)
Etymology 2
Pseudo-Arabism formed from the Arabic root ك ت ب (k t b).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /kat.ˈbiː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰät̪.bíː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæt̪.bíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰät̪.bí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | katbī |
| Dari reading? | katbī |
| Iranian reading? | katbi |
| Tajik reading? | katbi |
Adjective
کتبی • (katbī / katbi) (Tajik spelling катбӣ)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “کتبی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “کتبی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Related terms
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ك ت ب (0 c, 6 e)