ئىرقىي

Uyghur

Other scripts

Perso-Arabic	ئىرقىي
Latin	‍irqiy‍
Cyrillic	ирқий

Etymology

From Arabic عِرْقِيّ (ʕirqiyy). By surface analysis, ئىرق (irq, “race”) +‎ -ىي (-iy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔirqij/

Adjective

ئىرقىي • (irqiy)

1. racial (relating to race)

Derived terms

• ئىرقىي قىرغىنچىلىق (irqiy qirghinchiliq, “genocide”)

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN