Persian edit

Etymology edit

Colloquial contraction of اِی (ī) + سو () both of which are colloquial pronunciations of این (īn) and سوی (sōy) respectively.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔiː.suː], [ʔiː.sʊ], [ʔiː.sä], [ʔiːs]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔiː.suː], [ʔiː.sʊ], [ʔiː.sä], [ʔiːs]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔu.su], [ʔu.su], [ʔi.sä], [ʔis]

Readings
Dari reading? īsū, īsu, īsa, īs

Adverb edit

ایسو (īsū)

  1. (Dari, Hazaragi, colloquial) Contraction of این سوی (īn sōy, here, literally this direction).
    ایسو سی کوīsū say kū (very colloquial)
    این سوی سیل کنīn sōy sayl kunlook here (literally, “look in this direction”) (more formal)