گویا

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Persian

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Etymology

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From گو (gu, present stem of گُفْتَن (goftan, to say, to speak)) +‎ ـا (, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? gōyā
Dari reading? gōyā
Iranian reading? guyâ
Tajik reading? güyo

Adjective

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گویا (guyâ)

  1. capable of speech: speaking, talking
  2. (mathematics) rational

Adverb

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گویا (guyâ)

  1. perhaps, maybe
  2. as if, like, as, seems

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Uyghur: گويا (goya)
  • Ottoman Turkish: كویا (güya)
    • > Turkish: güya (inherited)
    • Macedonian: ѓоа (ǵoa)
  • Azerbaijani: guya
  • Hindi: गोया (goyā)

Further reading

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  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “گویا”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 305
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “گویا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
  • گویا”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013