آبجی

Persian

Alternative forms

(âbâji)
(bâji)

Etymology

A contraction of earlier (âğâbâji), from Azerbaijani ağabacı, analyzable as ağa (“great”) and bacı (“sister”). Compare Turkish abla (“elder sister”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːβ.ˈd͡ʒiː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.d͡ʒíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːb.d͡ʒíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːb.d͡ʒí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːb.d͡ʒíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔb.d͡ʒí]

Readings
Classical reading^?	āḇjī
Dari reading^?	ābjī
Iranian reading^?	âbji
Tajik reading^?	objī

Noun

آبجی • (âbji) (plural آبجی‌ها)

(dated, colloquial) sister

Synonyms

خواهر (xâhar)

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