دهاتی

Persian

Etymology

دهات (“countryside”) +‎ ـی.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dehɒtiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eɦɒt̪ʰɪː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eɦɒt̪ʰɪː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪eɒt̪ʰɪː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪eɒt̪ʰiː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eɦɒt̪ʰeː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪eɦɒt̪ʰiː]

Readings
Classical reading?	dehɒtiː
Dari reading?	dehɒtiː
Iranian reading?	dehɒteː
Tajik reading?	dehɒtiː

Adjective

دهاتی • (dehâti)

1. villager; rural person (as opposed to one who lives in an urban area)
2. (derogatory) uncivilised; uneducated; simple-minded

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: देहाती (dehātī)

  Urdu: دیہاتی (dehātī)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਦੇਹਾਤੀ (dehātī)

  Shahmukhi script: دیہاتی (dehātī)