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Etymology edit

From قهوه (qahwa, coffee) +‎ یی (-yī).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? qahwa-yī
Dari reading? qahwa-yī
Iranian reading? ğahve-yi
Tajik reading? qahva-yī

Noun edit

Dari قهوه‌یی, نسواری
Iranian Persian قهوه‌ای
Tajik қаҳваӣ

قهوه‌یی (qahwa-yī)

  1. Dari standard spelling of قَهْوَه‌ای (qahwa-'ī).

Usage notes edit

  • Speakers from Afghanistan use both spellings, though news organizations in Afghanistan avoid the Iranian spelling.

See also edit