آبجی
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Persian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A contraction of earlier آغاباجی (âğâbâji), from Azerbaijani ağabacı, analyzable as ağa (“great”) and bacı (“sister”). Compare Turkish abla (“elder sister”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔɑːβ.ˈd͡ʒiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒːb.d͡ʒíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔb.d͡ʒí]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | āḇjī |
Dari reading? | ābjī |
Iranian reading? | âbji |
Tajik reading? | obji |
Noun
[edit]آبجی • (âbji) (plural آبجیها)
- (dated, colloquial) sister
- Synonym: خواهر (xâhar)