عروسی

Persian

Etymology

عروس (arus, “bride”) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔa.ɾuː.ˈsiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾuː.síː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾuː.síː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾuː.síː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾu.sí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæ.ɹuː.síː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔä.ɾɵ.sí]

Readings
Classical reading?	arūsī
Dari reading?	arūsī
Iranian reading?	arusi
Tajik reading?	arüsī

Dari	عروسی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	арӯсӣ

Noun

عروسی • (arusi)

1. wedding (marriage ceremony)
   • c. 1030, Fakhr al-Dīn Asʿad Gurgānī, ويس و رامين [Vīs u Rāmīn]‎^[1]:

     بسی ساز عروسی کرده شهرو
     عروسش ویسه و داماد ویرو

     basē sāz-i arūsī karda šahrū
     arūs-aš wīsa u dāmād wīrū

     Shahru made many preparations for the wedding feast;
     Vīsa was the bride for it, and the groom was Vīrū.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)