See also: زی, ري, زي, and ژی

Persian edit

Etymology 1 edit

 
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From Middle Persian [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (ldy /⁠Ray⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠 (Ragā), a Median district. Compare Akkadian 𒊏𒂵𒀪 (ra-ga-'), Elamite 𒊩𒋡𒀭 (rák-ka4-an) (loc.), Ancient Greek Ῥάγαι (Rhágai), Latin Rhagae, Rhaganae, Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? ray
Dari reading? ray
Iranian reading? rey
Tajik reading? ray

Proper noun edit

Dari ری
Iranian Persian
Tajik Рай

ری (rey)

  1. Ray (a city in Iran)
  2. (historical) Ray (province or satrapy)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Azerbaijani: Rey
  • Chagatai: ری
  • Ottoman Turkish: ری (Rey)

Etymology 2 edit

Preposition edit

ری (ri)

  1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) on
  2. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) above
  3. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) upon