زنجی

See also: زنجي

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زَنْجِيّ (zanjiyy), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (zngyk' /⁠zangīg⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zan.ˈd͡ʒiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zän.d͡ʒíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zän.d͡ʒíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zän.d͡ʒíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zän.d͡ʒí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zæn.d͡ʒíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zän.d͡ʒí]

Readings
Classical reading?	zanjī
Dari reading?	zanjī
Iranian reading?	zanji
Tajik reading?	zanjī

Adjective

Dari	زنجی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	занҷӣ

زنجی • (zanji)

1. Alternative form of زنگی (zangi)