ری

See also: زی, ري, زي, and ژی

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (ldy /⁠Ray⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠 (Ragā), a Median district. Compare Akkadian 𒊏𒂵𒀪 (ra-ga-'), Elamite 𒊩𒋡𒀭 (rák-ka4-an) (loc.), Ancient Greek Ῥάγαι (Rhágai), Latin Rhagae, Rhaganae, Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? ray
Dari reading? ray
Iranian reading? rey
Tajik reading? ray

Proper noun
Dari ری
Iranian Persian
Tajik Рай

ری • (rey)

  1. Ray (a city in Iran)
  2. (historical) Ray (province or satrapy)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: Rey
  • → Chagatai: ری
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ری (Rey)

Preposition

ری • (ri)

  1. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) on
  2. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) above
  3. (dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) upon
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