گرامی

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (glʾmyk' /⁠grāmīg⁠/, “treasured, dear”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ɾaː.ˈmiː/, /ɡi.ɾaː.ˈmiː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾɑː.míː], [ɡɪ.ɾɑː.míː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾɑː.míː], [ɡɪ.ɾɑː.míː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾɔː.mí], [ɡi.ɾɔː.mí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲæ.ɹɒː.míː], [ɡʲe.ɹɒː.míː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾɔ.mí], [ɡi.ɾɔ.mí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	garāmī, girāmī
Dari reading^?	garāmī, girāmī
Iranian reading^?	garâmi, gerâmi
Tajik reading^?	garomi, giromi

Adjective

گرامی • (gerâmi)

precious, excellent
dear, beloved, respected; often used as an epithet of respect.
bâ tašakkor az tamâm-e asâtid-e gerâmi va dânešjuyân-e aziz […]
with thanks to all of [our] respected professors and dear students […]

Derived terms

گرامی داشتن (gerâmi dâštan, “to commemorate, to respect”)

Further reading

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