محلی

See also: محلي

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحَلِّيّ (maḥalliyy). By surface analysis, مَحَلّ (mahall) +‎ ـِی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ma.hal.ˈliː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ɦäl.líː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ɦäl.líː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑːäl.líː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔːäl.lí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæ.ɦæl.líː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mä.ɦäl.lí]

Readings
Classical reading?	mahallī
Dari reading?	mahallī
Iranian reading?	mahalli
Tajik reading?	mahallī

Adjective

Dari	محلی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	маҳаллӣ

مَحَلّی • (mahalli)

1. local, regional

   غذای محلی ― ğazâ-ye mahalli ― local food