آبجی

Persian

Alternative forms

• آباجی (âbâji), باجی (bâji)

Etymology

A contraction of earlier آغاباجی (âğâbâji), from Azerbaijani ağabacı, analyzable as ağa (“great”) and bacı (“sister”). Compare Turkish abla (“elder sister”).

Pronunciation

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

Readings
Iranian reading?	âbji

Noun

آبجی • (âbji) (plural آبجی‌ها)

1. (colloquial) sister (either older or younger)

   Synonym: خواهر (xâhar)