حالی

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Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حَالِيّ (ḥāliyy).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? hālī
Dari reading? hālī
Iranian reading? hâli
Tajik reading? holi

Adjective

حالی (hâli)

  1. present; current; as of now
  2. demonstrated; explained

Etymology 2

From حال (hâl, state; condition; present state) +‎ ـی (-i, indefinite suffix).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? hālē
Dari reading? hālē
Iranian reading? hâli
Tajik reading? hole

Adverb

حالی (hâli)

  1. (literary or Dari) now; in this moment
    Synonym: حالا (hâlâ)
    • c. 1100, Omar Khayyam, “Poem 2”, in Rubāʿiyāt:
      چون عُهْدَه نَمی‌شَوَد کَسی فَرْدَا رَا
      حَالی خْوَش دَار اِین دِلِ پُرْسَوْدَا رَا
      čōn uhda namē-šawad kasē fardā rā
      hālē xwaš dār īn dil-i pursawdā rā
      Since nobody can guarantee the day to come, make this bileful heart happy in this moment.
      (Classical romanization)
Descendants
  • Bashkir: әле (əle)
  • Kazakh: әлі (älı)
  • Kumyk: гьали (hali)
  • Kyrgyz: али (ali)
  • Uyghur: ھېلى (hëli)
  • Uzbek: hali

Southwestern Fars

Adverb

حالی (hâli)

  1. (Masarm, Deh Sarv) now