dari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of sorghum.
name
  1. The variety of the Persian language that is chiefly used in Afghanistan, contrasted with varieties spoken elsewhere such as Iranian Persian or Tajik.
  2. A variety of Middle Persian which served as the court language of the late Sasanian Empire.
  3. A language primarily spoken in the Yazd and Kerman areas of Iran.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɑːɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dari.wav

Word forms

dari

Etymology

Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).

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