ابری

See also: اتری, آثري, and أثري

Persian

Etymology

ابر (abr, “cloud”) +‎ ـی (i)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäb.ɾíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäb.ɾíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäb.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading? aḇrī
Dari reading? abrī
Iranian reading? abri
Tajik reading? abrī

Noun

ابری • (abri)

  1. a decorated paper known as marbled paper in English

Synonyms
  • ابر و باد (abr-o-bâd)
  • کاغذ ابری (kâğaz-e abri)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Hindustani:
    Urdu: ابری (abrī)
  • → Late Ottoman Turkish: ابرو (ebru)
    • Turkish: ebru
    • → English: ebru

Adjective

ابری • (abri) (comparative ابری‌تَر (abri-tar), superlative ابری‌تَرین (abri-tarin))

  1. cloudy
    • 1972, “نمياد”, performed by Googoosh:
      آسمون ابریه اما دیگه بارون نمیاد
      âsemun abrie amâ dige bârun nemiyâd
      The sky's cloudy but the rain isn't coming anymore
  2. made using or related to the ebru technique
    کاغذ ابری ― kâğaz-e abri ― marbled paper
    نقش ابری ― naqš-e abri ― ebru pattern
    مایع ابری ― mâye'-e abri ― the liquid substance used in ebru technique

Derived terms
  • کاغذ ابری (kâğaz-e abri)

References

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “ابری”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ابری (abrī).

Adjective

ابری • (abrī) (Hindi spelling अब्री)

  1. cloudy
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