کلگی

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Persian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Uncertain. By surface analysis کُلّ (kull) +‎ ـگِی (-gī). However, گِی () is typically only added onto words ending in ـَه (-a), which کُلّ (kull) does not.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Dari reading? kullagī

Determiner[edit]

کلگی (kullagī) (only Dari)

  1. all (every last one)
    عِیدِ فِطْررَا بَر کُلَّگِیتَان تَبْرِیک میگویَم
    'īd-i fitr-rā bar kullagī-tān tabrīk mē-gōyam
    I congratulate you all on this Eid al-Fitr

Pronoun[edit]

کلگی (kullagī) (only Dari)

  1. all, everything

Adverb[edit]

کلگی (kullagī) (only Dari)

  1. all, entirely, completely

Etymology 2[edit]

کَلَّه (kalla) +‎ گِی ()

Pronunciation[edit]

Readings
Iranian reading? kallegi

Noun[edit]

کلگی (kallegi) (only Iran)

  1. headstall, headgear
  2. bridle