جانی

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaː.ˈniː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.níː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.níː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.níː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.ní]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒː.níː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔ.ní]

• Rhymes: -iː

Readings
Classical reading?	jānī
Dari reading?	jānī
Iranian reading?	jâni
Tajik reading?	joni

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic جَانٍ (jānin).

Noun

جانی • (jānī / jâni) (Tajik spelling ҷонӣ)

1. felon; (especially) murderer

Etymology 2

From جان (jān / jân) +‎ ـی (-ī / -i).

Adjective

جانی • (jānī / jâni) (Tajik spelling ҷонӣ)

1. relating to life

   تلفات جانی ― talafât-e jâni ― losses of life

2. dear, sincere

   دوست جانی ― dust-e jâni ― bosom friend

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: जानी (jānī)

  Urdu: جَانِی (jānī)

Further reading

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