عیاری

Persian

Etymology

From عیار (ayyâr) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaj.jaː.ˈriː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.jɑː.ɾíː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæj.jɒː.ɹíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.jɔ.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading?	ayyārī
Dari reading?	ayyārī
Iranian reading?	ʔayyâri
Tajik reading?	ayyori

Noun

عیاری • (ayyâri)

1. slyness, cunning

Descendants

• Hindustani:

  Hindi: अय्यारी (ayyārī)

  Urdu: عَیّاری ('aiyārī)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “عیاری”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 1477