محلی

See also: محلي

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَحَلِّيّ (maḥalliyy), but also analyzable as محل (mahall) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mä.ɦäl.líː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑːäl.líː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔːäl.lí]

Readings
Classical reading? mahallī
Dari reading? mahallī
Iranian reading? mahalli
Tajik reading? mahallī

Adjective
Dari محلی
Iranian Persian
Tajik маҳаллӣ

مَحَلّی • (mahalli)

  1. local, regional
    غذای محلی ― ğazâ-ye mahalli ― local food
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