عینی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَيْنِيّ (ʕayniyy). By surface analysis, عین (eyn) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaj.ˈniː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.níː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.níː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.níː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.ní]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ej.níː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäj.ní]

Readings
Classical reading?	aynī
Dari reading?	aynī
Iranian reading?	eyni
Tajik reading?	aynī

Adjective

عینی • (eyni)

1. identical, exact same
2. objective

   شاهد عینی ― šâhed-e eyni ― objective witness