آبجی
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A contraction of earlier آغاباجی (âğâbâji), from Azerbaijani ağabacı, analyzable as ağa (“great”) and bacı (“sister”). Compare Turkish abla (“elder sister”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔɑːβ.ˈd͡ʒiː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɒːb.d͡ʒíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɔb.d͡ʒí]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | āḇjī |
Dari reading? | ābjī |
Iranian reading? | âbji |
Tajik reading? | objī |
Noun edit
آبجی • (âbji) (plural آبجیها)
Synonyms edit
- خواهر (xâhar)