کی
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (AYMT /kay/) 𐫐𐫏𐫏 (kyy /kay/), 𐫐𐫏 (ky /kay/).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kaj]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäj]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰäj]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰäj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʲej]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäj]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kay |
| Dari reading? | kay |
| Iranian reading? | key |
| Tajik reading? | kay |
Adverb
| Dari | کی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | кай |
کی • (key)
- (interrogative) when?
- کَی خَو میرِی؟ ― kay xaw mē-rī? ― when are you going to sleep?
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian 𐫐𐫏 (ky /kē/).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ˈkiː]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰí]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲíː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰí]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kī |
| Dari reading? | kī |
| Iranian reading? | ki |
| Tajik reading? | kī |
Pronoun
| Dari | کی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | кӣ |
کی • (ki)
- (interrogative) who?
- شما کی هستین؟ ― šomâ ki hastin? ― Who are you?
Alternative forms
- که (ke) (archaic)
Etymology 3
Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kad /kay/, “legendary ancient king of Iran”), borrowed from Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌 (kauui, “poet, bard; vision-poet, Mazdean sacrificer”), from Proto-Iranian *káwHiš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káwHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-. The visionary poets of the Avesta were mistakenly interpreted as ancient kings by the Sasanian Zoroastrian priests.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [kaj]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäj]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰäj]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰäj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʲej]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäj]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kay |
| Dari reading? | kay |
| Iranian reading? | key |
| Tajik reading? | kay |
Noun
کی • (key) (plural کیان (kayân))
- (Iranian mythology) Key, Kay: the title of a number of legendary kings of Iran, belonging to the mythical Kayanian dynasty.
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kiː/
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