Dari

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See also: dari, däri, and darı

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دری (darī), of disputed origin, probably from دربار (darbār, “royal court”). The term was adopted by the government of Afghanistan in 1964 as the official name of the varieties of Persian spoken in the country, which has become the most common usage of the term since.

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Dari

  1. The variety of the Persian language that is chiefly used in Afghanistan, contrasted with varieties spoken elsewhere such as Iranian Persian or Tajik.
    Synonym: Afghan Persian
    Hypernyms: Eastern Persian (Including Tajik), Persian (All varieties)
  2. (historical, now less common) A variety of Middle Persian which served as the court language of the late Sasanian Empire.
  3. A language primarily spoken in the Yazd and Kerman areas of Iran.
    Synonyms: Gabri, Gabar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dārius.

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Proper noun

Dari m

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Darius

Latin

Etymology

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Proper noun

Darī m pl (genitive Darōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of India mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Darī
genitive Darōrum
dative Darīs
accusative Darōs
ablative Darīs
vocative Darī

References

  • Dari in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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