حالی

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حَالِيّ (ḥāliyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.liː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.liː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.liː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.liː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.li]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.liː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.li]

Readings
Classical reading?	hālī
Dari reading?	hālī
Iranian reading?	hâli
Tajik reading?	holi

Adjective

حالی • (hâli)

1. present; current; as of now
2. demonstrated; explained

Etymology 2

From حال (hâl, “state; condition; present state”) +‎ ـی (-i, “indefinite suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.leː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.leː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.leː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.leː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.leː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.liː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.le]

Readings
Classical reading?	hālē
Dari reading?	hālē
Iranian reading?	hâli
Tajik reading?	hole

Adverb

حالی • (hâli)

1. (literary or Dari) now; in this moment

   Synonym: حالا (hâlâ)

   • c. 1100, Omar Khayyam, “Poem 2”, in Rubāʿiyāt:

     چون عُهْدَه نَمی‌شَوَد کَسی فَرْدَا رَا
     حَالی خْوَش دَار اِین دِلِ پُرْسَوْدَا رَا

     čōn uhda namē-šawad kasē fardā rā
     hālē xwaš dār īn dil-i pursawdā rā

     Since nobody can guarantee the day to come, make this bileful heart happy in this moment.

     (Classical romanization)

Descendants

• → Bashkir: әле (əle)
• → Kazakh: әлі (älı)
• → Kumyk: гьали (hali)
• → Kyrgyz: али (ali)
• → Uyghur: ھېلى (hëli)
• → Uzbek: hali

Southwestern Fars

Adverb

حالی (hâli)

1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv) now