ارسی

Persian

Etymology

From ارس (oros, from Middle Mongol ᠣᠷᠤᠰ᠋ (orus, “Russian”) or from an equivalent Kipchak term, since these languages cannot begin words with r-) +‎ ـی (-i), because they come from Russia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔu.ɾu.ˈsiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.ɾʊ.síː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.ɾʊ.síː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.ɾʊ.síː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.ɾu.sí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔo.ɹo.síː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔu.ɾu.sí]

Readings
Classical reading?	urusī
Dari reading?	urusī
Iranian reading?	orosi
Tajik reading?	urusi

Noun

ارسی • (orosi) (plural ارسی‌ها (orosi-hâ))

1. sash window
2. (dated or dialectal) (Western) shoe
3. (obsolete) Russian; synonym of روسی (rusi)

Further reading

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

Southwestern Fars

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾsi/ (Masarm, Deh Sarv)
• IPA^(key): /oɾosi/ (Kuzarg)

Noun

ارسی (orsi, orosi)

1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) shoe