گریه

Persian

Etymology

From گری (gery, “present stem of گریستن (geristan)”) +‎ ـه (-e, “noun-forming suffix”).

Compare Northern Kurdish girî, Bakhtiari گریڤںە (gerivə).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡiɾ.ˈja]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɪɾ.jǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɪɾ.jǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡɪɾ.jǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡiɾ.jǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲeɹ.jé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡiɾ.jǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	girya
Dari reading?	girya
Iranian reading?	gerye
Tajik reading?	girya

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	گریه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гиря

گریه • (gerye)

1. cry, sob

Derived terms

• گریه کردن (gerye kardan)

Descendants

• Classical Azerbaijani: giryə
• Ottoman Turkish: كریه (girye)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گریه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press