رکابی

Persian

Etymology

From رکاب (rekâb) +‎ ـی (-i). Sleeveless shirts are called such because the shoulder straps resemble stirrups.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾi.kɑː.ˈβiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪ.kʰɑː.bíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɪ.kʰɑː.bíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɪ.kʰɑː.bíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ri.kʰɔː.bí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹe.kʰɒː.bíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾi.kʰɔ.bí]

Readings
Classical reading?	rikāḇī
Dari reading?	rikābī
Iranian reading?	rekâbi
Tajik reading?	rikobi

Noun

رکابی • (rekâbi)

1. sleeveless shirt

Adjective

رکابی • (rekâbi)

1. sleeveless; with shoulder straps instead of full sleeves
2. (literal) resembling or pertaining to a stirrup

Further reading

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

Urdu

Noun

رکابی • (rikābī) f (Hindi spelling रिकाबी)

1. plate, platter