مردی

Persian

Etymology 1

From مرد (mard) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maɾ.ˈdiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪íː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪íː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪íː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪í]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɹ.d̪íː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪í]

Readings
Classical reading?	mardī
Dari reading?	mardī
Iranian reading?	mardi
Tajik reading?	mardī

Adjective

Dari	مردی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мардӣ

مردی • (mardi)

1. manly

See also

• مردانگی (mardânegi, mardānagī, “manliness”)

Etymology 2

From مرد (mard) +‎ ـی (-ē, indefinite suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maɾ.ˈdeː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪éː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪éː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪éː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪éː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɹ.d̪íː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.d̪é]

Readings
Classical reading?	mardē
Dari reading?	mardē
Iranian reading?	mardi
Tajik reading?	marde

Noun

Dari	مردی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	марде

مردی • (mardê, mardi)

1. indefinite, bare definite of مرد. ("that man, the man, this man, a man")

Etymology 3

See مردن

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊɾ.d̪íː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊɾ.d̪íː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [muɾ.d̪í]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	murdī
Dari reading?	murdī
Iranian reading?	mordi
Tajik reading?	murdī

Verb

Dari	مردی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мурдӣ

مردی • (mordi)

1. second-person singular preterite indicative of مردن (mordan)