آبجی

Persian

Alternative forms

• آباجی (âbâji)
• باجی (bâji)

Etymology

A contraction of earlier آغاباجی (âğâbâji), from Azerbaijani ağabacı, analyzable as ağa (“great”) and bacı (“sister”). Compare Turkish abla (“elder sister”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːβ.ˈd͡ʒiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.d͡ʒíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.d͡ʒíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.d͡ʒíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːb.d͡ʒí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːb.d͡ʒíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔb.d͡ʒí]

Readings
Classical reading?	āḇjī
Dari reading?	ābjī
Iranian reading?	âbji
Tajik reading?	objī

Noun

آبجی • (âbji) (plural آبجی‌ها)

1. (dated, colloquial) sister

   Synonym: خواهر (xâhar)