سیلی

See also: شیلی, سيلي, and شيلي

Persian

Alternative forms

• سلی (silī／seli)

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [siː.liː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [siː.liː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [siː.liː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.li]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [siː.liː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.li]

Readings
Classical reading?	sīlī
Dari reading?	sīlī
Iranian reading?	sili
Tajik reading?	sili

Noun

سیلی • (sīlī／sili)

1. slap (in the face)
2. musical stringed instrument

Derived terms

• سیلی خوردن (sīlī xwardan／sili xordan)
• سیلی زدن (sīlī zadan／sili zadan)

 

Descendants

• → Georgian: სილა (sila)
• → Turkish: sille
  • → Armenian: սիլլա (silla)

References

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “سیلی”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 220,227
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سیلی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “سیلی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul