کتی

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See also: کتي and کپی

Kamkata-viri

Noun

کتی (Katë) (Kamviri, Western Kata-viri)

  1. Alternative form of Katë (“Kata, Katë”)

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

from Prakrit: 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)

Noun

کُتّی (kuttī)

  1. feminine of کُتّا (kuttā, “dog”); bitch
  2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards females

Persian

Etymology 1

Unknown, but thought to be related to colloquial Tajik қатӣ (qati), with the same meaning.

Both terms are suggested to be from a Turkic language, but there is little consensus on the matter.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Dari reading? katē, katī
  • In some dialects, this term may be perceived as /kad/ or /kat/

Preposition

Dari با, کتی
Iranian Persian با
Tajik бо, қатӣ

کتی • (katē or katī)

  1. (Dari, Hazaragi, more colloquial) with, by, alongside
    Synonym: (Iranian; formal in Dari) با (bâ)
    برنج کتی گوشت می‌خایی یا تو آلی خو می‌ری ― birinj kat(ē) gōšt mē-xāyī yā tū ālē xaw mē-rī (Dari, colloquial)
    برنج کتی گوشت می‌خواهی یا تو حالا خواب می‌روی ― birinj katē gōšt mē-xāhī yā tū hālā xāb mē-rawī ― do you want rice and/alongside meat or will you go to bed now? (Dari, more formal)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? katī
Dari reading? katī
Iranian reading? kati
Tajik reading? kati

Proper noun

کتی • (kati)

  1. a diminutive of the female given name کتایون (katâyun).

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas?
    Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)
    Punjabi کُتّا (kuttā)
    Punjabi کُتّی (kuttī)

    From کُتّا (kuttā), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta), possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kútas.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    کُتّی • (kuttī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੱਤੀ)

    1. feminine of کُتّا (kuttā, “dog”); bitch
    2. (vulgar, offensive) a term of abuse towards females

    Declension

    Declension of کتی
    dir. sg. کُتّی (kuttī)
    dir. pl. کُتِّیاں (kuttiyāṉ)
    singular plural
    direct کُتّی (kuttī) کُتِّیاں (kuttiyāṉ)
    oblique کُتّی (kuttī) کُتِّیاں (kuttiyāṉ)
    vocative کُتِّیے (kuttiye) کُتِّیو (kuttiyo)
    ablative کُتِّیوں (kuttiyoṉ) کُتِّیاں (kuttiyāṉ)
    locative — —
    instrumental — —

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کُتّی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    • “ਕੁੱਤੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कति (kati), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoti.

    Pronunciation

    Particle

    کتی • (kati) (Hindi spelling कति) (rare)

    1. how many

    References

    • Platts, John T. (1884) “kati”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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