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ساقی

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Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sāqī
Dari reading? sāqī
Iranian reading? sâği
Tajik reading? soqi

Noun

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Dari ساقی
Iranian Persian
Tajik соқӣ

ساقی (sâqi)

  1. cupbearer
  2. (colloquial, Iran) drug dealer
    Synonyms: موادفروش (mavâd-foruš), فروشنده مواد مخدر (forušande-ye mavâdd-e moxadder)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سَاقِی (sāqī), from Arabic سَاقٍ (sāqin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سَاقِی (sāqīm (feminine ساقِیا (sāqiyā), Hindi spelling साक़ी)

  1. cupbearer
  2. water carrier
  3. bartender
  4. hookah-bearer
  5. (Sufism) spiritual guide, sheik
  6. (figuratively) lover

Further reading

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