کرسی

See also: كرسي, کرسي, كرسی, and کُرسی

Kalami

Etymology

Etymology tree

Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָאbor.

Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܣܝܐbor.

Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy)bor.

Classical Persian کُرْسِی (kursī)bor.

Urdu کُرْسِی (kursī)bor.

Kalami کرسی

Borrowed from Urdu کُرْسِی (kursī), borrowed from Classical Persian کُرْسِی (kursī), borrowed from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), borrowed from Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא or Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܣܝܐ.

Pronunciation

• Tone class: H
• IPA^(key): /kúɾsí/

Noun

کُرسی (kursi)

1. chair

References

• Baart, Joan L. G. (1997), “kursi”, in The sounds and tones of Kalam Kohistani: with wordlist and texts (Studies in Languages of Northern Pakistan; 1)‎^[1], National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University; Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 100

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָאbor.

Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܣܝܐbor.

Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy)bor.

Persian کرسی

Borrowed from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), borrowed from Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא or Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܣܝܐ.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kur.ˈsiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊɾ.síː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊɾ.síː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰʊɾ.síː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰuɾ.sí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoɹ.síː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuɾ.sí]

Readings
Classical reading?	kursī
Dari reading?	kursī
Iranian reading?	korsi
Tajik reading?	kursi

Noun

Dari	کرسی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	курсӣ

کرسی • (kursī / korsi) (Tajik spelling курсӣ)

1. chair

Descendants

• → Gujarati: ખુરશી (khurśī)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: कुरसी (kursī)

  Urdu: کُرْسی (kursī)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਕੁਰਸੀ (kursī)

  Shahmukhi script: کُرسِی (kursī)

Further reading

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

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).

Noun

کُرسِی • (kursī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁਰਸੀ)

1. chair

Derived terms

• کُرسِی نامَہ (kursī nāmah)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “کُرسِی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָאbor.

Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܣܝܐbor.

Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy)bor.

Classical Persian کُرْسِی (kursī)bor.

Urdu کرسی

Borrowed from Classical Persian کُرْسِی (kursī), borrowed from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy), borrowed from Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא or Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܣܝܐ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kʊɾ.siː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

کُرْسی • (kursī) f (Hindi spelling कुरसी)

1. chair

   Synonym: آسَنْد (āsand)

Derived terms

• کُرسِی نامَہ (kursī nāma)