Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic غَيْر قَانُونِيّ (ḡayr qānūniyy). By surface analysis, غیرـ (ğeyr-e-) +‎ قانونی (qânuni).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ğayriqānūnī
Dari reading? ğayriqānūnī
Iranian reading? ğeyreğânuni
Tajik reading? ġayriqonuni

Adjective

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Dari غیرقانونی
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғайриқонунӣ

غیرقانونی (ğeyr-e-qânuni)

  1. illegal

Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: qeyri-qanuni
  • Ottoman Turkish: غیر قانونی (gayr-i kânûnî)