کسی
Persian
Etymology
Derived from Classical Persian کس (kas, “person”) + ـی (-ē / -i, indefinite suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ka.ˈseː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.seː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæ.siː]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [kʰʲe.siː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.se]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kasē |
| Dari reading? | kasē |
| Iranian reading? | kasi |
| Tajik reading? | kase |
Pronoun
| Dari | کسی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | касе, ким-кӣ |
کَسی • (kasi, kasē)
- someone, somebody
- anyone, anybody
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 3184:
- این کسی دیدست کز یک راویه / سرد گردد سوز چندان هاویه
- in kasi did[e]-ast k-az yek râviye / sard gardad suz-e čandân hâviye
- Has any one seen [such a wonder as] this, that the burning glow of so many Hells should be cooled by a single water-skin?
Urdu
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kɪ.siː/
Adjective
کِسی • (kisī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling किसी)
Pronoun
کِسی • (kisī) (Hindi spelling किसी)