گلی
Mazanderani
Etymology
Compare Persian گلو (gelu), Latin gula.
Noun
گلی (gali)
Persian
Etymology 1
From گل (gel, “mud”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɡi.ˈli/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡɪ.lɪ́]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲe.lé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡi.lí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gili |
| Dari reading? | gili |
| Iranian reading? | gele |
| Tajik reading? | gili |
Adjective
گلی • (geli)
Etymology 2
From گل (gol, “flower, rose”) + ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɡu.ˈliː/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʊ.líː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥o.líː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡu.lí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gulī |
| Dari reading? | gulī |
| Iranian reading? | goli |
| Tajik reading? | guli |
Adjective
گلی • (goli)
Proper noun
گلی • (goli)
- a female given name, Goli
- a surname
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Iran, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡoˈliː/
Noun
گلی • (goli)
- (dialectal) cat
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Iran, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡolˈliː/
Noun
گلی • (golli)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گلی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀮𑀻 (*galī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɡə.liː/, [ɡɐ.liː]
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: گَ‧لِی
Noun
گَلِی • (galī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਗਲੀ)
Declension
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| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | گَلی (galī) | گَلِیاں (galīyāṉ) |
| oblique | گَلی (galī) | گَلِیاں (galīyāṉ) |
| vocative | گَلِیے (galiye) | گَلِیو (galīv) |
| ablative | گَلِیوں (galīvṉ) | گَلِیاں (galīyāṉ) |
| locative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گلی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “گلی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਗਲੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡə.liː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: گَ‧لی
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀮𑀻 (*galī). Cognate with Punjabi ਗਲੀ (galī) / گَلی (galī), Gujarati ગલી (galī), Sindhi ڳَليِ / ॻली, Marathi गल्ली (gallī), Bengali গলি (goli).
Noun
گَلِی • (galī) f (Hindi spelling गली)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | گَلی (galī) | گَلِیاں (galiyā̃) |
| oblique | گَلی (galī) | گَلِیوں (galiyō̃) |
| vocative | گَلی (galī) | گَلِیو (galiyō) |
Etymology 2
Adjective
گَلِی • (galī) f (Hindi spelling गली)
References
- “گلی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “گلی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press