کلگی
Persian
Etymology 1
From کله (kalla / kalle) + گی (gī / gi).
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäl.lä.ɡiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæl.le.ɡʲiː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäl.lä.ɡi]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | kallagī |
| Iranian reading? | kallegi |
| Tajik reading? | kallagi |
Noun
کلگی • (kallegi) (chiefly Iran, uncommon elsewhere)
Etymology 2
Uncertain. By surface analysis کُلّ (kull) + ـگِی (-gī). However, گِی (gī) is typically only added onto words ending in ـَه (-a), and a noun کُلَّه (kulla) is not attested.
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊl.lä.ɡíː]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | kullagī |
Determiner
کلگی • (kullagī)
- (Dari, colloquial) all (every last one)
- عید فطررا بر کلگیتان تبریک میگویم
- īd-i fitr-rā bar kullagī-tān tabrīk mē-gōyam
- I congratulate you all on this Eid al-Fitr
- سلام به کلگی تان انشالله که جور صحت و سلامت باشین!
- salām ba kullagī-tān inšāllāh ki jōr sahat wa salāmat bāšēn!
- Hello to all of you, inshallah you stay safe and healthy!
Pronoun
کلگی • (kullagī)
- (Dari, colloquial) all, everything
Adverb
کلگی • (kullagī)
- (Dari, colloquial) all, entirely, completely
- کلگی شی بخو! (colloquial) ― kullagī šī buxō! ― eat all of it!