مرتضی

See also: مرتضى

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُرْتَضَى (murtaḍā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [muɾ.ˈta.ˈzɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊɾ.t̪ʰǽ.zɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊɾ.t̪ʰǽ.zɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊɾ.t̪ʰǽ.zɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [muɾ.t̪ʰǽ.zɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [moɹ.t̪ʰé.zɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [muɾ.t̪ʰǽ.zɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	murtazā
Dari reading?	murtazā
Iranian reading?	mortezâ
Tajik reading?	murtazo

Proper noun

Dari	مُرتَضیٰ
Iranian Persian	مُرتِضیٰ
Tajik	Муртазо

مرتضی • (mortezâ, mortazâ)

1. a male given name, Murtaza, from Arabic

Usage notes

In Modern Persian and Modern Arabic the usage of Dagger Alif is uncommon outside of the Quran. However, it's the only diacritic that distinguishes when ی is pronounced as an Alif.