انگریزی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani اَن٘گْریزِی / अंग्रेज़ी (aṅgrezī). By surface analysis, انگریز (angrēz, “English (person)”) +‎ ـی (-ī, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ.ɾeː.ziː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ.ɾeː.ziː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ.ɾeː.ziː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ.ɾi.zi]

Readings
Dari reading?	angrēzī

Adjective

انگریزی • (angrēzī)

1. (colloquial Dari) synonym of انگلیسی (inglīsī, “English, British”)

Noun

انگریزی • (angrēzī)

1. (colloquial Dari) synonym of انگلیسی (inglīsī, “English, British”)

Proper noun

انگریزی • (angrēzī)

1. (colloquial Dari) synonym of انگلیسی (inglīsī, “English language”)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu اَن٘گْریزی (aṅgrezī). By surface analysis, ان٘گریز (“the English”) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Proper noun

ان٘گریزِی • (transliteration needed) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ)

1. English (language)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-West Germanic *Angli

Old English Engle

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Proto-Germanic *-iskaz

Proto-West Germanic *-isk

Old English -isċ

Old English Englisċder.

Old French angleisbor.

Old Galician-Portuguese engres

Portuguese inglêsbor.

Urdu اَن٘گْریز (aṅgrez)

Urdu -ی (ī)

Urdu انگریزی

From اَن٘گْریز (aṅgrez, “English or British people”) + -ی (ī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ə̃ŋ.ɡɾeː.ziː/

Adjective

اَن٘گْریزی • (aṅgrezī) (Hindi spelling अंग्रेज़ी)

1. English; of or relating to the English language or English people

   اَن٘گْریزی اَدَب

   aṅgrezī adab

   English literature

2. British

   Synonym: بَرْطانْوِی (bartānvī)

Noun

اَن٘گْریزی • (aṅgrezī) f (Hindi spelling अंग्रेज़ी)

1. English (language)

   وہ فَرْفَر اَن٘گْریزی بولْتا ہَے۔

   vo farfar aṅgrezī boltā hai.

   He speaks fluent English.

   (literally, “He speaks English fluently.”)