دهاتی

Persian

Etymology

دهات (“countryside”) +‎ ـی.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /di.haː.ˈtiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e̞.ɦɑː.t̪ʰíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e̞.ɦɑː.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪i.jɑː.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪i.jɔː.t̪ʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e.ɦɒː.t̪ʰíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪i.ɦɔ.t̪ʰí]

Readings
Classical reading?	dihātī
Dari reading?	dehātī
Iranian reading?	dehâti
Tajik reading?	dihoti

Adjective

دهاتی • (dehâti)

1. villager; rural person (as opposed to one who lives in an urban area)
2. (derogatory) uncivilised; uneducated; simple-minded

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: देहाती (dehātī)

  Urdu: دیہاتی (dehātī)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਦੇਹਾਤੀ (dehātī)

  Shahmukhi script: دیہاتی (dehātī)