dâyı

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		دایی

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دایی (dâyi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːjɨ/

Dialectal forms

• (Ahmadabad, Bagh-e Yek, Borzabad, Chahak, Darestan, Hasanabad, Kacha-ye Chahardeh, Khaltabad, Kharrab, Khvorakabad, Mazraeh-ye Now, Musaabad, Sadabad, Sarband, Sefid Ab, Sefidaleh, Shah Qoli, Varnavaj, Yengijeh, Zarnusheh) IPA^(key): [dɔ̞ːjɪ]
• (Bon Chinar, Mehrzamin, Salafchegan, Seqer Juq, Vasheqan) IPA^(key): [dɔ̞ːji]
• (Daghan, Kardijan, Mansurabad, Mujan, Qorqor, Zizgan) IPA^(key): [dɔ̞ːi̯iː]
• (Dermanak) IPA^(key): [dɒːi̯ɪ]
• (Esfid) IPA^(key): [dɑːjʊm] (inflected form attested only)
• (Feyzabad) IPA^(key): [dɒːiː]
• (Hezarabad) IPA^(key): [dɑːi̯iː]
• (Jerik Aghaj, Mohsenabad, Mushakiyeh, Seft) IPA^(key): [dɔ̞ːji̞]
• (Kharrab) IPA^(key): [dɒːjɪ̈], [dɒːi], [dɔˑi]
• (Nowdeh) IPA^(key): [dɔˑji̞]
• (Qarah Su) IPA^(key): [dɑːjɪ], [dɔ̞ːɪ]
• (Safarabad, Shaneq) IPA^(key): [dɔ̞ːi]
• (Sarahrud) IPA^(key): [dɔ̞ːi̯i̞]
• (Sorkh Deh, Varsan) IPA^(key): [dɔ̞ːjiː]
• (Talkh Ab) IPA^(key): [dɒːi̯iː]

Noun

dâyı (definite accusative dâyıñ, plural dâyılar)

1. maternal uncle

Declension

Declension of dâyı

	singular	plural
nominative	dâyı	dâyılar
genitive	dâyıñ	dâyılarııñ
dative	dâyıqa	dâyılarqa
definite accusative	dâyıñ	dâyıları
locative	dâyıça	dâyılarça
ablative	dâyıda	dâyılarda
instrumental	dâyıla	dâyılarla
equative	dâyıvâra	dâyılarvâra

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
• Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN