شوی

See also: شوى, سوي, سوى, and س و ي

Persian

Etymology 1

From the same root as شوهر (šowhar, “husband”), see there for more.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃuːj]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃuːj]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃuːj]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃuj]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃuːj]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃuj]

Readings
Classical reading?	šūy
Dari reading?	šūy
Iranian reading?	šuy
Tajik reading?	šuy

Noun

شوی • (šūy / šuy)

1. husband

Etymology 2

Akin to Old Armenian շապիկ (šapik), an Iranian borrowing; see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃa.wiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.wiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.wiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃä.wiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃä.wi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæ.viː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃä.vi]

Readings
Classical reading?	šawī
Dari reading?	šawī
Iranian reading?	šavi
Tajik reading?	šavi

Noun

شوی • (šawī / šavi)

1. shirt, shift

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃi.wiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.wiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.wiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ.wiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃi.wi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃe.viː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃi.vi]

Readings
Classical reading?	šiwī
Dari reading?	šiwī
Iranian reading?	ševi
Tajik reading?	šivi

Noun

شوی • (šiwī / ševi)

1. anise
2. small vestibule

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃu.weː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.weː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.weː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃʊ.weː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃu.weː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃo.viː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃu.ve]

Readings
Classical reading?	šuwē
Dari reading?	šuwē
Iranian reading?	šovi
Tajik reading?	šuve

Noun

شوی • (šuwē / šovi)

1. starch, paste, size

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃoːj]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃoːj]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃoːj]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃʊːj]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃuːj]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃɵj]

Readings
Classical reading?	šōy
Dari reading?	šōy
Iranian reading?	šuy
Tajik reading?	šüy

Verb

شوی • (šōy / šuy)

1. present stem form of شستن (šustan / šostan, “to wash”)

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “شوی”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 237
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “شوی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul