قاري

See also: قارئ‎ and قاری‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قَارَّة‎ (qārra, “continent”) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy).

Adjective

قَارِّيّ • (qārriyy) (feminine قَارِّيَّة‎ (qārriyya), masculine plural قَارِّيُّون‎ (qārriyyūn), feminine plural قَارِّيَّات‎ (qārriyyāt))

  1. continental
Declension

Etymology 2

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of قَار‎ (qār, “tar”) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy).

Adjective

قَارِيّ • (qāriyy) (feminine قَارِيَّة‎ (qāriyya), masculine plural قَارِيُّون‎ (qāriyyūn), feminine plural قَارِيَّات‎ (qāriyyāt))

  1. tarry, bituminous
Declension

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

  • گاري‎

Etymology

Either borrowed from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī)/Urdu گاڑی‎ (gāṛī) or Persian گاری‎ (gâri). Ultimately from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*gāḍḍa-).

Pronunciation

Noun

قاري • (gāri) m (plural قُواري‎ (guwāri))

  1. a bicycle, a bike
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