فرانسوی

Persian

Alternative forms

• فرانسی (Frānsi)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *frankô

Frankish *Frankōbor.

Latin francus

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Late Latin Franciader.

Persian فرانسه (farânse)

Persian ی (-i)

Persian فرانسوی

From فرانسه (farânse, “France”) + ی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /fa.raːn.sa.ˈwiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑːn.sä.wíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑːn.sä.wíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɑːn.sä.wíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɔːn.sä.wí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ɹɒːn.sæ.víː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾɔn.sä.ví]

• Rhymes: -iː

Readings
Classical reading?	farānsawī
Dari reading?	farānsawī
Iranian reading?	farânsavi
Tajik reading?	faronsavi

Noun

فرانسوی • (farānsawī / farânsavi) (plural فرانسوی‌ها (farānsawī-hā / farânsavi-hâ), Tajik spelling фаронсавӣ)

1. French (language)
2. Frenchman, a French person

Adjective

فرانسوی • (farānsawī / farânsavi) (Tajik spelling фаронсавӣ)

1. French

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “فرانسوی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “فرانسوی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.