گلی

See also: كلي and کلی

Mazanderani

Etymology

Compare Persian گلو (gelu), Latin gula.

Noun

گلی (gali)

1. (anatomy) throat

Persian

Etymology 1

From گل (gel, “mud”) +‎ ـی (-i, “adjective forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡi.ˈli]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɪ.lɪ́]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɪ.lɪ́]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡɪ.lɪ́]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡi.lí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲe.lé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡi.lí]

Readings
Classical reading?	gili
Dari reading?	gili
Iranian reading?	gele
Tajik reading?	gili

Adjective

گلی • (geli)

1. muddy

Etymology 2

From گل (gol, “flower, rose”) +‎ ـی (-i, “adjective forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡu.ˈliː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.líː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.líː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.líː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡu.lí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥o.líː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡu.lí]

Readings
Classical reading?	gulī
Dari reading?	gulī
Iranian reading?	goli
Tajik reading?	guli

Adjective

گلی • (goli)

1. rosy, rose-colored

Proper noun

گلی • (goli)

1. a female given name, Goli
2. a surname

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Iran, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡoˈliː/

Noun

گلی • (goli)

1. (dialectal) cat

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈliː/

Noun

گلی • (golli)

1. colloquial form of گلو (golu, “throat”)

References

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

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀮𑀻 (*galī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.liː/, [ɡɐ.liː]
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: گَ‧لِی

Noun

گَلِی • (galī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਗਲੀ)

1. street, lane
2. alleyway

Declension

Declension of گلی
dir. sg.	گَلی (galī)
dir. pl.	گَلِیاں (galīyāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	گَلی (galī)	گَلِیاں (galīyāṉ)
oblique	گَلی (galī)	گَلِیاں (galīyāṉ)
vocative	گَلِیے (galiye)	گَلِیو (galīv)
ablative	گَلِیوں (galīvṉ)	گَلِیاں (galīyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گلی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “گلی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਗਲੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡə.liː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: گَ‧لی

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀮𑀻 (*galī). Cognate with Punjabi ਗਲੀ (galī) / گَلی (galī), Gujarati ગલી (galī), Sindhi ڳَليِ / ॻली, Marathi गल्ली (gallī), Bengali গলি (goli).

Noun

گَلِی • (galī) f (Hindi spelling गली)

1. street, lane
2. alleyway

Declension

Declension of گلی
	singular	plural
direct	گَلی (galī)	گَلِیاں (galiyā̃)
oblique	گَلی (galī)	گَلِیوں (galiyō̃)
vocative	گَلی (galī)	گَلِیو (galiyō)

Etymology 2

Adjective

گَلِی • (galī) f (Hindi spelling गली)

1. feminine of گَلا (galā, “cooked”)

References

• “گلی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گلی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press