گویا

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Persian

Etymology

From گو (gu, present stem of گُفْتَن (goftan, “to say, to speak”)) +‎ ـا (-â, “adjective-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? gōyā
Dari reading? gōyā
Iranian reading? guyâ
Tajik reading? güyo

Adjective

گویا • (guyâ)

  1. capable of speech: speaking, talking
  2. (mathematics) rational

Adverb

گویا • (guyâ)

  1. perhaps, maybe
  2. as if, like, as, seems

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Uyghur: گويا (goya)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: كویا (güya)
    • > Turkish: güya (inherited)
    • → Macedonian: ѓоа (ǵoa)
  • → Azerbaijani: guya
  • → Hindi: गोया (goyā)

Further reading

  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “گویا”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 305
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “گویا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
  • “گویا”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013
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