گرایش

Persian

Etymology

From (garâ) +‎ (-yeš).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ɾaː.ˈjiʃ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾɑː.jɪ́ʃ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾɑː.jɪ́ʃ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡä.ɾɔː.jíʃ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲæ.ɹɒː.jéʃ]
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ɡʲe.ɹɒː.jéʃ]

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

Readings
Classical reading^?	garāyiš
Dari reading^?	garāyiš
Iranian reading^?	garâyeš
Tajik reading^?	garoyiš

Noun

گرایش • (garâyeš) (plural گرایش‌ها (garâyeš-hâ))

inclination
desire; will
sexual orientation; sexuality
to gerâyešet čiye?
What's your sexuality?

Further reading

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