رأی

See also: رأي‎, رأى‎, and زاي‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic رَأْي‎ (raʔy). Not to be confused with native ‎ (rây, “sense, intelligence, opinion, reason”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾaʔj/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾaʔj/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾæʔj/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɾaʔj/

Noun

Iranian Persian	رأی
Dari	رأی
Tajik	раъй (raʾy)

رأی • (ra'y) (plural آراء‎ (ârâ') or رأی‌ها‎ (ra'y-hâ))

opinion, view
vote

Derived terms

رأی دادن‎ (ra'y dâdan)
رأی‌دهنده‎ (ra'y-dahande)
رأی‌گیری‎ (ra'y-giri)

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: राय (rāy)

Urdu: رائے‎ (rā'ye)

Etymology 2

from Middle Persian (/rāy/, “wealth, glory, power, sense, intelligence, opinion, reason”) from Old Persian (/rāyō/)

Pronunciation

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

(Dari): IPA^(key): /ɾɒːj/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɾɒːj/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /ɾɔːj/

Noun

رأی • (ra'y) (plural رای ها‎ (rây hâ))

wealth, glory, power
sense, intelligence, opinion, reason

References

Qaemmaqami, A. R., & Khatebey, A. (2013, July 9). رای و رأی ([New Persian] rāy and [arabic] ra'y). Academia.edu. Retrieved December 9, 2022.

Mackenzie, D. N. (1971) A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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