الماری

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Portuguese armário, from Latin armārium. Likely via Pashto and Urdu الماری‎.

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [ʔäl.mɑː.ɾíː]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [اَلْمارِی]‎

Readings
Dari reading?	almārī

Noun

Dari	الماری
Iranian Persian	کابینت‎
Tajik	кабинет

الماری • (almārī)

1. (Dari, of a kitchen) cupboard, shelf; almirah
2. (Dari) closet, locker

See also

• دراور‎ (derāwer)
• کمد‎ (komod)
• قفسه‎ (qafase)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese armário, from Latin armārium. Likely passed through intermediate languages (such as Urdu الماری‎ (almārī)) before reaching Punjabi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ələ̆.mäː.ɾiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: اَل‧ما‧ری

Noun

اَلْماری • (almārī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਅਲਮਾਰੀ)

1. cupboard, shelf; almirah

Declension

Declension of الماری
dir. sg.	اَلْماری‎ (almārī)
dir. pl.	اَلْمارِیاں‎
	singular	plural
direct	اَلْماری‎ (almārī)	اَلْمارِیاں‎
oblique	اَلْماری‎ (almārī)	اَلْمارِیاں‎
vocative	اَلْمارِئے‎ (almāri'e)	اَلْمارِیو‎ (almāriyo)
ablative	اَلْمارِیوں‎ (almāriyoṉ)	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

• “الماری‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “الماری‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese armário, from Latin armarium.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əl.mɑː.ɾiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

اَلْماری • (almārī) f (Hindi spelling अल्मारी)

1. cupboard, shelf; almirah

Declension

Declension of الماری
	singular	plural
direct	الماری (almārī)	الماریاں‎ (almāriyā̃)
oblique	الماری (almārī)	الماریوں‎ (almāriyō̃)
vocative	الماری (almārī)	الماریو‎ (almāriyō)