گی

See also: كي, کی, and گے

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈɡiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡí]

Readings
Classical reading?	gī
Dari reading?	gī
Iranian reading?	gi
Tajik reading?	gī

Suffix

Dari	گی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	-гӣ

ـگی • (-gi)

1. Form of the suffix ـی for words that end in the short vowel ـه (-e)

   مردانه (mardâne, “masculine, manly”) + ـگی (-gi) = مردانگی (mardânegi, “masculinity, manliness”)

   برهنه (berahne, “naked, nude”) + ـگی (-gi) = برهنگی (berahnegi, “nudity”)

   قاعده (qâ'ede, “menstruating”) + ـگی (-gi) = قاعدگی (qâ'edegi, “menstruation”)

Usage notes

Usually only forms nouns from adjectives. Most adjectives formed from nouns ending in -e use the non-joining form ای (-i).

See also

Persian terms suffixed with گی

• یی (-yi)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gay.

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡeː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲej]

Readings
Dari reading?	gē
Iranian reading?	gey

Noun

گی • (gey,gê) (plural گی‌ها (gey-hâ))

1. a gay man, a male homosexual

Adjective

گی • (gey) (comparative گی‌تَر (gey-tar), superlative گی‌تَرین (gey-tarin))

1. gay

Derived terms

• گی‌کلاب (gey-kelâb)

Related terms

• همجنس‌گرا (ham-jens-garâ)
• همجنس‌باز (ham-jens-bâz)
• دوجنس‌گرا (do-jens-garâ)
• دگرجنس‌گرا (degar-jens-garâ)
• لِزبیَن (lezbiyan)