حالی

Persian

Etymology 1

From ‎ (hâl, “state; condition; present state”) +‎ ‎ (-i, “adjective-deriving suffix”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hɑːliː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hɑːliː/
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): /ɑːliː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /hɒːliː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /hɔli/

Adjective

حالی • (hâli)

present; current; as of now
demonstrated; explained

Etymology 2

From ‎ (hâl, “state; condition; present state”) +‎ ‎ (-i, “indefinite suffix”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hɑːleː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hɑːleː/
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): /ɑːleː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /hɒːliː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /hɔle/

Adverb

حالی • (hâli)

(literary or Dari) now; in this moment
Synonym: حالا‎ (hâlâ)
- c. 1100, Omar Khayyam, “Poem 2”, in Rubāʿiyāt:
  ‏چون عهده نمی‌شود کسی فردا را
  حالی خوش دار این دل پرسودا را‎
  čôn uhda na-mê-šavad kasê fardâ râ
  halê xwaš dâr în dil-i pursawdâ râ
  Since nobody can guarantee the day to come, make this bileful heart happy in this moment.

Descendants

→ Bashkir: әле (äle)
→ Kazakh: әлі (älı)
→ Kumyk: гьали (hali)
→ Kyrgyz: али (ali)
→ Uyghur: ھېلى‎ (hëli)
→ Uzbek: hali

Southwestern Fars

Adverb

حالی (hâli)

(Masarm, Deh Sarv) now

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