pari

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English

Etymology

From Persian پری (pari).

Noun

pari (plural paris)

1. Alternative form of peri
   • 2021, Farshad Torkashvand, Into the Embrace of Fire‎^[2]:

     The Pari, in Persian mythology, is a description of fairy beings but malevolent.

See also

• in pari materia
• pari-mutuel
• pari passu

Asturian

Verb

pari

1. second-person singular imperative of parir

Catalan

Verb

pari

1. inflection of parar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish padre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾiʔ/ [ˈpa.ɾ̪ɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ri

Noun

parì

1. priest

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish par, from Middle Low German par, from Latin pār (whence also English pair, Spanish par).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑri/, [ˈpɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧ri

Noun

pari

1. pair, couple (two similar or identical things)

   parityöskentely ― pair work

   sukkapari ― a pair of socks

2. couple, pair (two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship)

   aviopari ― married couple

3. partner (someone with whom one does something, e.g. with whom one dances in a two-person dance)

   Synonym: kumppani

   paritanssi ― partner dance

4. (in compounds) double, twin

   parisänky ― double bed

   paripyörä ― twin wheel

5. Ellipsis of sähköpari (“electrochemical cell, battery cell”).
6. (card games, poker) pair (two cards of the same rank)

   ässäpari ― pair of aces

7. (finance, in compounds) par (short for parity)

   pariarvo ― par value

Declension

Inflection of pari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		pari	parit
genitive		parin	parien
partitive		paria	pareja
illative		pariin	pareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pari	parit
accusative	nom.	pari	parit
	gen.	parin
genitive		parin	parien
partitive		paria	pareja
inessive		parissa	pareissa
elative		parista	pareista
illative		pariin	pareihin
adessive		parilla	pareilla
ablative		parilta	pareilta
allative		parille	pareille
essive		parina	pareina
translative		pariksi	pareiksi
abessive		paritta	pareitta
instructive		—	parein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parini parini accusative nom. parini parini gen. parini genitive parini parieni partitive pariani parejani inessive parissani pareissani elative paristani pareistani illative pariini pareihini adessive parillani pareillani ablative pariltani pareiltani allative parilleni pareilleni essive parinani pareinani translative parikseni pareikseni abessive parittani pareittani instructive — — comitative — pareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parisi parisi accusative nom. parisi parisi gen. parisi genitive parisi pariesi partitive pariasi parejasi inessive parissasi pareissasi elative paristasi pareistasi illative pariisi pareihisi adessive parillasi pareillasi ablative pariltasi pareiltasi allative parillesi pareillesi essive parinasi pareinasi translative pariksesi pareiksesi abessive parittasi pareittasi instructive — — comitative — pareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parimme parimme accusative nom. parimme parimme gen. parimme genitive parimme pariemme partitive pariamme parejamme inessive parissamme pareissamme elative paristamme pareistamme illative pariimme pareihimme adessive parillamme pareillamme ablative pariltamme pareiltamme allative parillemme pareillemme essive parinamme pareinamme translative pariksemme pareiksemme abessive parittamme pareittamme instructive — — comitative — pareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parinne parinne accusative nom. parinne parinne gen. parinne genitive parinne parienne partitive parianne parejanne inessive parissanne pareissanne elative paristanne pareistanne illative pariinne pareihinne adessive parillanne pareillanne ablative pariltanne pareiltanne allative parillenne pareillenne essive parinanne pareinanne translative pariksenne pareiksenne abessive parittanne pareittanne instructive — — comitative — pareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative parinsa parinsa accusative nom. parinsa parinsa gen. parinsa genitive parinsa pariensa partitive pariaan pariansa parejaan parejansa inessive parissaan parissansa pareissaan pareissansa elative paristaan paristansa pareistaan pareistansa illative pariinsa pareihinsa adessive parillaan parillansa pareillaan pareillansa ablative pariltaan pariltansa pareiltaan pareiltansa allative parilleen parillensa pareilleen pareillensa essive parinaan parinansa pareinaan pareinansa translative parikseen pariksensa pareikseen pareiksensa abessive parittaan parittansa pareittaan pareittansa instructive — — comitative — pareineen pareinensa

Descendants

• → Ingrian: pari

See also

Poker hands in Finnish · käsi, pokerikäsi (layout · text)
hai	pari	kaksi paria	kolmoset, kolme samaa	suora
väri	täyskäsi	neloset, neljä samaa	värisuora	kuningasvärisuora

Adverb

pari

1. a couple of (about two, certainly more than one but not much more than three)

   Near-synonym: muutama (often understood to be a little more than pari)

   Olen käynyt Pietarissa pari kertaa.

   I have been in St. Petersburg a couple of times.

2. (ironically) quite a few, a lot, lots

   Sinulla näyttää olevan pari levyä!

   Wow, you have lots of records!

Derived terms

• pareittain
• pariin
• parikki
• parillinen
• -parinen
• parisen
• pariskunta
• parissa
• parista
• paristo
• pariton
• parittaa
• parittain
• paritusten
• pariuttaa
• pariutua

compounds

• airopari
• aisapari
• alkulukupari
• ankkuripari
• askelpari
• aurinkopari
• avainpari
• aviopari
• avopari
• elektronipari
• emäspari
• epäparinen
• eriparinen
• galaksipari
• hallitsijapari
• hankapari
• heteropari
• hevospari
• homopari
• housupari
• härkäpari
• hääpari
• ionipari
• jalkapari
• juontajapari
• jäännöspari
• kahvikuppipari
• kaksospari
• keisaripari
• kenkäpari
• kihlapari
• kinnaspari
• kiskopari
• kivipari
• komediapari
• kromosomipari
• kuivapari
• kuningaspari
• kuppipari
• käsinepari
• käsipari
• laitepari
• lesbopari
• liittolukupari
• loppusointupari
• lukupari
• lämpöpari
• miespari
• minimipari
• morsiuspari
• naispari
• nuoripari
• ottelupari
• pariairokaksikko
• pariaironelonen
• pariajo
• pariarvo
• parihalkoinen
• parihevoset
• parihyppy
• parijakoinen
• parijono
• parikaapeli
• parikiloinen
• parikuinen
• parikurssi
• parikuukautinen
• parikymmenhenkinen
• parikymmenkiloinen
• parikymmentä
• parikymppinen
• parilehdykkäinen
• pariliuskainen
• pariluistelija
• pariluistelu
• parinappi
• parinmuodostus
• parintuho
• parinvaihtaja
• parinvaihto
• parinvaihtotanssi
• parinvalinta
• pariohjelmointi
• pariosainen
• pariovi
• paripujottelu
• paripuomi
• paripyörä
• parireki
• paririvi
• parisataa
• parisataavuotinen
• parisatainen
• parisatavuotinen
• parisuhde
• parisänky
• paritalo
• paritanssi
• pariterapia
• parituhantinen
• parituhatta
• paritupa
• parityöskentely
• parivaljakko
• parivartio
• pariviikkoinen
• parivuode
• parivuotias
• parivuotinen
• parivälistys
• pariääntiö
• presidenttipari
• puolustajapari
• pyöräpari
• päikköpari
• päättöparinen
• raajapari
• raidepari
• ruhtinaspari
• saapaspari
• sanapari
• siipipari
• silmäpari
• sisaruspari
• sukkapari
• suksipari
• susipari
• säepari
• sähköpari
• sääripari
• taistelijapari
• taistelupari
• tanssipari
• tasapari
• tasaparinen
• teekuppipari
• termopari
• tutkapari
• työpari
• vastapari
• vastinpari
• vieruspari
• vihkipari
• voimapari
• vuoropari
• yhtälöpari

Further reading

• “pari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• arpi, ripa

French

Etymology

Deverbal from parier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁi/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: Paris, paris, parie, paries

Noun

pari m (plural paris)

1. wager, bet
2. gamble, risk

Derived terms

• pari mutuel
• prendre les paris

Descendants

• Romanian: pariu
• Russian: пари́ (parí)

Further reading

• “pari”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pair, pria, ripa

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin pater, patrem.

Noun

pari m (plural paris)

1. father

See also

• mari

Galician

Verb

pari

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of parir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Ido

Noun

pari

1. plural of paro

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pari, from Proto-Malayic *pari(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

Noun

pari (plural pari-pari)

1. ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish pari.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑri/, [ˈpɑri]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑri/, [ˈpɑri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Hyphenation: pa‧ri

Noun

pari

1. pair
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 50:

     Peenen pään pääl hänel [ƶirafaal] ono pari lyhyttä sarvia.

     On its small head it [the giraffe] has a pair of short horns.

2. Short for pariskunta.

Declension

Declension of pari (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	pari	parit
genitive	parin	parriin, pariloin
partitive	parria	parija, pariloja
illative	parrii	parrii, pariloihe
inessive	paris	pariis, parilois
elative	parist	pariist, pariloist
allative	parille	pariille, pariloille
adessive	paril	pariil, pariloil
ablative	parilt	pariilt, pariloilt
translative	pariks	pariiks, pariloiks
essive	parinna, parriin	pariinna, pariloinna, parriin, pariloin
exessive1)	parint	pariint, pariloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• parikas
• parisikko
• pariskunta

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 385

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.ri/
• Rhymes: -ari
• Hyphenation: pà‧ri

Etymology 1

From Latin pār.

Adjective

pari (invariable)

1. equal

   Antonyms: impari, diverso

2. even (of a number)

   Antonym: dispari

3. rival

Derived terms

• pareggiare

Related terms

• dispari
• impari

Etymology 2

Verb

pari

1. second-person singular present indicative of parere

Anagrams

• IRAP, apri, aprì, arpi, pira, pria, rapi, rapì, ripa

Itene

Noun

pari

1. bow (weapon for firing arrows)

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 162 (notes that this form is used in the Itoreauhip dialect as well as Itene proper)

Javanese

Romanization

pari

1. Romanization of ꦥꦫꦶ

Kanakanabu

Noun

pari

1. (anatomy) gall bladder

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish padre.

Noun

pari

1. priest

Latin

Adjective

parī

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of pār

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *pari(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pari/
• Rhymes: -ari, -ri, -i

Noun

pari (Jawi spelling ڤاري, plural pari-pari)

1. ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

Descendants

• Indonesian: pari

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ڤاري pari”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 49
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ڤاري pari”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 446
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “pari”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507

Further reading

• “pari” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pali (“cliff”) (compare with Hawaiian pali, Tahitian pari).

Noun

pari

1. cliff

Derived terms

• matapari (“bluff”)
• tai matapari (“fiord”)

Related terms

• paripari (“steep”)

Further reading

• “pari” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Matlatzinca

Noun

pari

1. horse

References

• Roberto Escalante Hernández, Marciano Hernández, Matlatzinca de San Francisco Oxtotilpan, Estado de México (1999)

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).

Noun

pari

1. money

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pajay, compare Malay padi and Tetum hare.

Noun

pari

1. rice (plant)

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦥꦫꦶ (pari)

Portuguese

Verb

pari

1. inflection of parir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Quechua

Adjective

pari

1. lukewarm, tepid, well-cooked

See also

• pariy

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [parʲ]

Noun

pari m

1. plural of par

Verb

pari

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive/imperative of părea

Sinacantán

Noun

pari

1. sun

References

• Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pari, from Latin pār (“equal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑː.rɪ/

Noun

pari n

1. (finance) par (value equalling the face value)

   till pari ― on par

   under pari ― below par

   över pari ― above par

Declension

Declension of pari

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pari	paris
	definite	parit	parits
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• pari in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pari in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pari in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pare — obsolete

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾiʔ/ [ˈpaː.ɾɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧ri

Etymology 1

From obsolescent variant pare, from Spanish padre, from Latin pater. Doublet of padre.

Noun

parì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒ) (religion)

1. priest; father

   Synonyms: saserdote, dibino, presbitero, (colloquial) among

Coordinate terms

• madre (female counterpart)

Derived terms

• bahay-pari
• magpari
• pagkapari
• pagpapari
• singsing-pari

Related terms

• kumpare

See also

• kura
• ministro
• monghe
• paroko
• prayle

Etymology 2

Compare Kapampangan pari, Malay baji, Old Javanese paji, and Tamil வசி (vaci).

Noun

parì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒ) (obsolete)

1. act of splitting wood with wedges

   Synonym: biyak

Derived terms

• ipari
• magpamari
• pagpamarian
• pamari
• pamarian
• parian
• pariin

Further reading

• “pari”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[4] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[5], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 170: “Combidados) Pare (pp) C. tener Religioſos o Clerigos”
  • page 324: “Frayle) Pare (pp) C. de qual quier habito que ſea”
  • page 349: “Hender) Pare [(pp)] cõ cuñas de palo”
  • page 424: “Miniſtro) Pare (pp) C. del Sancto Euangelio Religioſo o Clerigo”
  • page 458: “Padre) Pare (pp) C. relijioſo o miniſtro q̃ aſiſte en los pueblo”
  • page 523: “Relijioſo) Pare (pp) đ qualquier ordẽ”

Anagrams

• apir, irap

Venetan

Noun

pari m pl

1. plural of par

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish pari.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑri/, [ˈpɑrʲi]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Hyphenation: pa‧ri

Noun

pari

1. pair
2. partner, companion

Inflection

Declension of pari (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pari	parid
genitive	pari	parijõ, parii
partitive	parria	pariitõ, parii
illative	parrisõ, parri	pariisõ
inessive	pariz	pariiz
elative	parissõ	pariissõ
allative	parilõ	pariilõ
adessive	parillõ	pariillõ
ablative	pariltõ	pariiltõ
translative	parissi	pariissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “pari”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• paí (Oǹdó)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā.ɾí/

Verb

parí

1. to finish, to end

Derived terms

• ìparí (“end”)

Etymology 2

From pá (“to be bald”) +‎ orí (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pá.ɾí/

Verb

párí

1. to be bald

   Ó párí bí ọkọ alámàlà. ― He's bald like an àmàlà seller's husband.

Derived terms

• apárí (“bald person”)