آقایی

Persian

Etymology

From آقا (âqâ) +‎ ـیی (-yi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑː.ˈjiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑː.jíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑː.jíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.qɑː.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.qɔː.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ʁɒː.jíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.qɔ.jí]

Readings
Classical reading?	āqāyī
Dari reading?	āqāyī
Iranian reading?	âğâyi
Tajik reading?	oqoyi

Noun

آقایی • (âqâyi)

1. generosity, the personality of a gentleman

Derived terms

• آقایی کردن (âqâyi kardan)

Descendants

• Hindustani: (“mastership, ownership”) āqāī

  Hindi: आक़ाई

  Urdu: آقائی

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “آقایی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 22