ری

See also: زی‎, ري‎, زي‎, and ژی‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [Inscriptional Pahlavi needed] (ldy /Ray/), from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠 (Ragā), a Median district. Compare Akkadian 𒊏𒂵𒀪 (ra-ga-'), Elamite 𒊩𒋡𒀭 (rák-ka₄-an) (loc.), Ancient Greek Ῥάγαι (Rhágai), Latin Rhagae, Rhaganae, Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾaj/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾaj/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾej/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɾaj/

Proper noun

Iranian Persian	ری
Dari	ری
Tajik	Рай (Ray)

ری • (rey)

Ray (a city in Iran)
(historical) Ray (province or satrapy)

Derived terms

رازی‎ (râzi)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Rey
→ Chagatai: ری‎
- Uzbek: Ray
→ Ottoman Turkish: ری‎ (Rey)
- Turkish: Rey

Preposition

ری • (ri)

(dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) on
(dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) above
(dialectal, Bushehr, Khesht, Konartakhteh, Dashtestan) upon

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