قهوه‌یی

Persian

Etymology

From قهوه (qahwa, coffee) + یی (-yī).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qäɦ.wä.jíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [qɑː.wä.jíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [qɔː.wä.jí]

Readings
Classical reading? qahwa-yī
Dari reading? qahwa-yī
Iranian reading? ğahve-yi
Tajik reading? qahva-yī

Noun

Dari قهوه‌یی, نسواری
Iranian Persian قهوه‌ای
Tajik қаҳваӣ

قهوه‌یی • (qahwa-yī)

  1. Dari standard spelling of قَهْوَه‌ای (qahwa-'ī).

Usage notes

  • Speakers from Afghanistan use both spellings, though news organizations in Afghanistan avoid the Iranian spelling.

See also

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