علمی

See also: علمي

Persian

Etymology

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Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm)

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic عِلْمِيّ (ʕilmiyy)bor.

Persian علمی

Borrowed from Arabic عِلْمِيّ (ʕilmiyy). By surface analysis, علم (ilm／elm) +‎ ـی (-ī／-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔil.ˈmiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪl.míː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪl.míː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪl.míː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔil.mí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔel.míː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔil.mí]

Readings
Classical reading?	ilmī
Dari reading?	ilmī
Iranian reading?	elmi
Tajik reading?	ilmi

Adjective

Dari	علمی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	илмӣ

علمی • (ilmī／elmi)

1. scientific

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm)

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic عِلْمِيّ (ʕilmiyy)bor.

Classical Persian عِلْمِی (ilmī)bor.

Urdu علمی

Borrowed from Classical Persian عِلْمِی (ilmī), borrowed from Arabic عِلْمِيّ (ʕilmiyy). By surface analysis, علم (ilm) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪl.miː/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -iː

Adjective

علمی • (ilmī) (Hindi spelling इल्मी)

1. scientific

   Synonym: سائنسی (sāinsī)

2. doctrinal
3. literary
4. theoretical