آبجی

Persian

Alternative forms

‎ (âbâji)
‎ (bâji)

Etymology

A contraction of earlier ‎ (âğâbâji), from Azerbaijani ağabacı, analyzable as ağa (“great”) and bacı (“sister”). Compare Turkish abla (“elder sister”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːbˈd͡ʒiː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːbˈd͡ʒiː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔbˈd͡ʒi/

Noun

آبجی • (âbji) (plural ‌آبجی‌ها‎)

(dated, colloquial) sister

Synonyms

خواهر‎ (xâhar)

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