کتی

See also: کتي and کپی

Kamkata-viri

Noun

کتی (Katë) (Kamviri, Western Kata-viri)

1. Alternative form of Katë (“Kata, Katë”)

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

from Prakrit: 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)

Noun

کُتّی (kuttī)

1. feminine of کُتّا (kuttā, “dog”); bitch
2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards females

Persian

Etymology 1

Unknown, but thought to be related to colloquial Tajik қатӣ (qati), with the same meaning.

Both terms are suggested to be from a Turkic language, but there is little consensus on the matter.

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.t̪ʰéː], [kʰä.t̪ʰíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.t̪ʰéː], [kʰä.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰǽ.t̪ʰɪ], [kʰǽt̪], [kʰǽd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰǽ.t̪ʰi], [kʰǽt̪], [kʰǽd̪̥]

Readings
Dari reading?	katē, katī

• In some dialects, this term may be perceived as /kad/ or /kat/

Preposition

Dari	با, کتی
Iranian Persian	با
Tajik	бо, қатӣ

کتی • (katē or katī)

1. (Dari, Hazaragi, more colloquial) with, by, alongside

   Synonym: (Iranian; formal in Dari) با (bâ)

   برنج کتی گوشت می‌خایی یا تو آلی خو می‌ری

   birinj kat(ē) gōšt mē-xāyī yā tū ālē xaw mē-rī

   (Dari, colloquial)

   برنج کتی گوشت می‌خواهی یا تو حالا خواب می‌روی

   birinj katē gōšt mē-xāhī yā tū hālā xāb mē-rawī

   do you want rice and/alongside meat or will you go to bed now?

   (Dari, more formal)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ka.ˈtiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.t̪ʰíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰä.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰä.t̪ʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæ.t̪ʰíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.t̪ʰí]

Readings
Classical reading?	katī
Dari reading?	katī
Iranian reading?	kati
Tajik reading?	kati

Proper noun

کتی • (kati)

1. a diminutive of the female given name کتایون (katâyun)

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas?

Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)

Punjabi کُتّا (kuttā)

Punjabi کُتّی (kuttī)

From کُتّا (kuttā), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kʊt̪.t̪iː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

کُتّی • (kuttī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੱਤੀ)

1. feminine of کُتّا (kuttā, “dog”); bitch
2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards females

Declension

Declension of کتی

	singular	plural
direct	کُتّی (kuttī)	کُتِّیاں (kuttiyāṉ)
oblique	کُتّی (kuttī)	کُتِّیاں (kuttiyāṉ)
vocative	کُتِّیے (kuttiye)	کُتِّیو (kuttiyo)
ablative	کُتِّیوں (kuttiyoṉ)	کُتِّیاں (kuttiyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کُتّی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਕੁੱਤੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कति (kati), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóti.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kə.t̪iː/

Particle

کتی • (kati) (Hindi spelling कति) (rare)

1. how many

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “kati”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.