قطعی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَطْعِيّ (qaṭʕiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qat.ˈʔiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪.ʔíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪.ʔíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.t̪ʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæt̪.ʔíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪.ʔí]

Readings
Classical reading?	qat'ī
Dari reading?	qat'ī
Iranian reading?	ğat'i
Tajik reading?	qatʾi

Adjective

قطعی • (qat'i)

1. definitive, conclusive, final

   پاسخ قطعی ― pâsox-e qat'i ― definite answer

   تاریخ قطعی ― târix-e qat'i ― definite date

   دلیل قطعی ― dalil-e qat'i ― conclusive proof

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “قطعی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “قطعی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “قطعی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَطْعِيّ (qaṭʕiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qə.t̪ə.iː/

Adjective

قَطْعِی • (qatʿī) (Hindi spelling क़तई)

1. decisive, conclusive, final, categorical, absolute, imperative, ultimate, binding
2. definitive, imperative, peremptory

Adverb

قَطْعِی • (qatʿī) (Hindi spelling क़तई)

1. conclusively, finally, verily, truly, entirely, absolutely, altogether, definitely

References

• “قطعی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “قطعی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.