گوی

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See also: کوی

Persian

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? g
Dari reading? g
Iranian reading? g
Tajik reading? g
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Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwd /⁠gōy⁠/, ball). Cognate with Sanskrit गोल (gola), Persian گلوله (golūle, pellet; bullet), Northern Luri گولٛاْ (goła, pellet), Central Kurdish گولە (gule) and گۆ (go, ball), Northern Kurdish gog (ball), Zazaki gudi (ball; round) and an Iranian loanword in Classical Syriac ܓܘܝܐ (gōyāʾ).

Noun

گوی (guy) (plural گوی‌ها (guy-hâ))

  1. ball
  2. sphere

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gōy”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 37

Etymology 2

Verb

گوی (gôy)

  1. present stem form of گفتن