گویا

See also: گويا

Persian

Etymology

From گو (gu, present stem of گُفْتَن (goftan, “to say, to speak”)) +‎ ـا (-â, “adjective-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.ˈjɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡoː.jɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡʊː.jɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥uː.jɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡɵ.jɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	gōyā
Dari reading?	gōyā
Iranian reading?	guyâ
Tajik reading?	güyo

Adjective

گویا • (guyâ)

1. capable of speech: speaking, talking
2. (mathematics) rational

Adverb

گویا • (guyâ)

1. perhaps, maybe
2. as if, like, as, seems

Derived terms

• گویا که (gōyā ki/guyâ ke)

 

Descendants

• → Uyghur: گويا (goya)
• → Ottoman Turkish: كویا (güya)
  • > Turkish: güya (inherited)
  • → Macedonian: ѓоа (ǵoa)
• → Azerbaijani: guya
• → Hindi: गोया (goyā)

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “گویا”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 305
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “گویا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• “گویا”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013