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Persian
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سوری
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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сурӣ
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Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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sūrī
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| Dari reading?
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sūrī
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| Iranian reading?
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suri
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| Tajik reading?
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suri
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Iranian with suffix ـی (-i) attached, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *cuxráh (“red”). Doublet of سرخ (sorx) which was inherited. Compare Central Kurdish سوور (sûr, “red”), Pashto سور (sur, “red”), Northern Luri سور (sur, “red”).
Adjective
سوری • (suri)
- (poetic) red
- Synonyms: قرمز (qermez), سرخ (sorx)
c. 1911, Mohammad Hossein Âğuli Torki-ye Shirâzi, دیوان ترکی شیرازی:تجلی گر نگردی رنگ این می در گل سوری
ز عشقش روز و شب افغان نکردی بلبل شیدا- tajalli gar na-gardi rang-e in mey dar gol-e suri
ze ešq-aš ruz o šab afğân na-kardi bolbol-e šeydâ - Had the hue of this wine not been manifest in the red rose,
The frenzied nightingale would not cry out day and night out of love for it.
Derived terms
Noun
سوری • (suri)
- (poetic) red rose
- (poetic) red wine
Etymology 2
From سور (sur, “nuptials, banquet, entertainment”) + ـی (-i).
Noun
سوری • (suri)
- hanger-on, person fond of feasting or dinner-hunting
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Arabic سُورِيّ (sūriyy).
Adjective
سوری • (suri)
- Syrian
- Synonym: سوریهای (suriye-'i)
Noun
سوری • (suri)
- Syrian (person)
- Synonym: سوریهای (suriye-'i)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سُورِيّ (sūriyy).
Pronunciation
Adjective
سُورِی • (sūrī) (Hindi spelling सूरी)
- Syrian
Noun
سُورِی • (sūrī) m or f (Hindi spelling सूरी)
- Syrian (person)
Declension
Masculine:
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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سُوری (sūrī)
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سُوری (sūrī)
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| oblique
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سُوری (sūrī)
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سُورِیوں (sūriyõ)
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| vocative
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سُوری (sūrī)
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سُورِیو (sūriyo)
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Feminine:
| Declension of سوری
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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سُوری (sūrī)
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سُورِیاں (sūriyā̃)
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| oblique
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سُوری (sūrī)
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سُورِیوں (sūriyō̃)
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| vocative
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سُوری (sūrī)
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سُورِیو (sūriyō)
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Ushojo
Etymology
From Shina سُورِہ (sūrih).
Noun
سوری (sōrī)
- sun