گیتی

Persian

Alternative forms

• گیتا (gitâ)

Etymology

From Middle Persian gytyḵ (gētīg, “the material world; worldly”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡeː.ˈtiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡeː.t̪ʰíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡeː.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡeː.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡi.t̪ʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲiː.t̪ʰíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡe.t̪ʰí]

Readings
Classical reading?	gētī
Dari reading?	gētī
Iranian reading?	giti
Tajik reading?	getī

Noun

Dari	گیتی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гетӣ

گیتی • (giti)

1. The Universe

Synonyms

• جهان (jahân)

Proper noun

گیتی • (giti)

1. a female given name, Giti or Guity, from Middle Persian

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “gētīg”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press