ابری

See also: اتری, آثري, and أثري

Persian

Etymology

From ابر (abr, “cloud”) +‎ ـی (i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaβ.ˈɾiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.ɾíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.ɾíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.ɾíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.ɾí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæb.ɹíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäb.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading?	aḇrī
Dari reading?	abrī
Iranian reading?	abri
Tajik reading?	abri

Noun

ابری • (abri)

1. a decorated paper known as marbled paper in English

   Synonyms: ابر و باد (abr-o-bâd), کاغذ ابری (kâğaz-e abri)

Derived terms

• ابری‌ساز (abri-sâz)
• ابری‌سازی (abri-sâzi)
• ابری آبی (abri-ye âbi)
• ابری آهاری (abri-ye âhâri)
• ابری زرافشان (abri-ye zar-afšân)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Urdu: ابری (abrī)

• → Late Ottoman Turkish: ابرو (ebru)
  • Turkish: ebru
  • → English: ebru

Adjective

ابری • (abri) (comparative ابری‌تَر (abri-tar), superlative ابری‌تَرین (abri-tarin))

1. cloudy
   • 1972, “نمياد”, performed by Googoosh:

     آسمون ابریه اما دیگه بارون نمیاد

     âsemun abrie amâ dige bârun nemiyâd

     The sky's cloudy but the rain isn't coming anymore

2. made using or related to the ebru technique

   کاغذ ابری ― kâğaz-e abri ― marbled paper

   نقش ابری ― naqš-e abri ― ebru pattern

   مایع ابری ― mâye'-e abri ― the liquid substance used in ebru technique

Derived terms

• کاغذ ابری (kâğaz-e abri)

References

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ابری (abrī).

Adjective

ابری • (abrī) (Hindi spelling अब्री)

1. cloudy

Related terms

• ابر (abr, “cloud”)
• ابر آلود (abr-ālūd, “cloudy”)