Khalaj

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Noun

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قَیصی (qəysi) (definite accusative قَیصینی, plural قَیصیلَر)

  1. Arabic spelling of qəysi (apricot)

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic قَيْسِي (qaysī, an apricot cultivar with large size), related to Arabic قَيْس (qays, measurement, comparison). Alternatively, has been suggested to originate from the placename قیصری (Kayseri), in the sense of "fruit produced in Kayseri".

Noun

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قیصی (kaysi, kayısı)

  1. apricot (fresh fruit)

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References

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قیصی (kaysi, kayısı).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? qaysī
Dari reading? qaysī
Iranian reading? ğeysi
Tajik reading? qaysi

Noun

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قیصی (qeysi)

  1. apricot
    Synonym: زردآلو (zard-âlu)

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