صحرایی

Persian

Alternative forms

• صحرائی (sahrâ'i)

Etymology

صحرا (sahrâ, “desert”) +‎ ـیی (-yi)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sah.ɾɑː.ˈjiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɦ.ɾɑː.jíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɦ.ɾɑː.jíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑː.ɾɑː.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔː.ɾɔː.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɦ.ɹɒː.jíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɦ.ɾɔ.jí]

Readings
Classical reading?	sahrāyī
Dari reading?	sahrāyī
Iranian reading?	sahrâyi
Tajik reading?	sahroyi

Adjective

Dari	صحرایی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	саҳроӣ

صحرایی • (sahrâyi)

1. desert

Further reading

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