مغزپسته‌ای

Persian

Etymology

From مغز پسته (mağz-e peste, “pistachio kernel”) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maɣ.zi.pis.ta.ˈʔiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɣ.zɪ.pʰɪs.t̪ʰä.ʔíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɣ.zɪ.pʰɪs.t̪ʰä.ʔíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɣ.zɪ.pʰɪs.t̪ʰä.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɣ.zi.pʰis.t̪ʰä.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɢ.ze.pʰest̪e.ʔíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäʁ.zi.pʰis.t̪ʰä.ʔí]

Readings
Classical reading?	mağzipista-'ī
Dari reading?	mağzipista-'ī
Iranian reading?	mağzepeste-'i
Tajik reading?	maġzipista-ʾi

Adjective

Dari	مغزپسته‌یی
Iranian Persian	مغزپسته‌ای
Tajik	мағзипистаӣ

مغزپسته‌ای • (mağz-e-peste-'i)

1. having the color of pistachio kernels, shelled pistachios; pistachio green

   Synonym: پسته‌ای (peste-'i)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مغز”, in New Persian–English dictionary, volume 2, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim, page 945