سوری

See also: سوري

Persian

Dari	سوری
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сурӣ

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [suː.ɾiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [suː.ɾiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [suː.ɾiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [suː.ɾiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [su.ɾi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [suː.ɹiː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [su.ɾi]

Readings
Classical reading?	sūrī
Dari reading?	sūrī
Iranian reading?	suri
Tajik reading?	suri

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Iranian with suffix ـی (-i) attached, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *cuxráh (“red”). Doublet of سرخ (sorx) which was inherited. Compare Central Kurdish سوور (sûr, “red”), Pashto سور (sur, “red”), Northern Luri سور (sur, “red”).

Adjective

سوری • (suri)

1. (poetic) red

   Synonyms: قرمز (qermez), سرخ (sorx)

   • c. 1911, Mohammad Hossein Âğuli Torki-ye Shirâzi, دیوان ترکی شیرازی‎^[1]:

     تجلی گر نگردی رنگ این می در گل سوری
     ز عشقش روز و شب افغان نکردی بلبل شیدا

     tajalli gar na-gardi rang-e in mey dar gol-e suri
     ze ešq-aš ruz o šab afğân na-kardi bolbol-e šeydâ

     Had the hue of this wine not been manifest in the red rose,
     The frenzied nightingale would not cry out day and night out of love for it.

Derived terms

• چهارشنبه سوری (čahâršanbe-ye suri)

 

Noun

سوری • (suri)

1. (poetic) red rose
2. (poetic) red wine

Etymology 2

سور (sur, “nuptials, banquet, entertainment”) +‎ ـی (-i).

Noun

سوری • (suri)

1. hanger-on, person fond of feasting or dinner-hunting

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic سُورِيّ (sūriyy).

Adjective

سوری • (suri)

1. Syrian

   Synonym: سوریه‌ای (suriye-'i)

Noun

سوری • (suri)

1. Syrian (person)

   Synonym: سوریه‌ای (suriye-'i)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُورِيّ (sūriyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /suː.ɾiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Adjective

سُورِی • (sūrī) (Hindi spelling सूरी)

1. Syrian

Noun

سُورِی • (sūrī) m or f (Hindi spelling सूरी)

1. Syrian (person)

Declension

Masculine:

Declension of سوری
	singular	plural
direct	سُوری (sūrī)	سُوری (sūrī)
oblique	سُوری (sūrī)	سُوریوں (sūriyō̃)
vocative	سُوری (sūrī)	سُوریو (sūriyō)

Feminine:

Declension of سوری
	singular	plural
direct	سُوری (sūrī)	سُوریاں (sūriyā̃)
oblique	سُوری (sūrī)	سُوریوں (sūriyō̃)
vocative	سُوری (sūrī)	سُوریو (sūriyō)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Shina سُورِہ (sūrih).

Noun

سوری (sōrī)

1. sun