See also: اتری, آثري, and أثري

Persian

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Etymology

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From ابر (abr, cloud) +‎ ـی (i).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? aḇrī
Dari reading? abrī
Iranian reading? abri
Tajik reading? abri

Noun

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ابری (abri)

  1. a decorated paper known as marbled paper in English
    Synonyms: ابر و باد (abr-o-bâd), کاغذ ابری (kâğaz-e abri)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hindustani:
    Urdu: ابری (abrī)
  • → Late Ottoman Turkish: ابرو (ebru)

Adjective

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ابری (abri) (comparative ابری‌تَر (abri-tar), superlative ابری‌تَرین (abri-tarin))

  1. cloudy
    • 1972, “نمياد”, performed by Googoosh:
      آسمون ابریه اما دیگه بارون نمیاد
      âsemun abrie amâ dige bârun nemiyâd
      The sky's cloudy but the rain isn't coming anymore
  2. made using or related to the ebru technique
    کاغذ ابریkâğaz-e abrimarbled paper
    نقش ابریnaqš-e abriebru pattern
    مایع ابریmâye'-e abrithe liquid substance used in ebru technique

Derived terms

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References

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Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ابری”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ابری (abrī).

Adjective

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ابری (abrī) (Hindi spelling अब्री)

  1. cloudy
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