ملی
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ملی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مِلِّيّ (milliyy). By surface analysis, ملت (millet) + ـی (-î, nisba suffix).
Adjective
ملی • (millî)
Descendants
- Turkish: millî
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ملی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1974
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مِلِّيّ (milliyy). By surface analysis, ملت (mellat, “nation”) + ـی (-i).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | millī |
| Dari reading? | millī |
| Iranian reading? | melli |
| Tajik reading? | milli |
Adjective
| Dari | ملی |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | миллӣ |
ملی • (melli)
- national
- گل ملی ― gol-e melli ― national flower
- پرچم ملی ― parčam-e melli ― national flag
Derived terms
Related terms
Urdu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀆 (malliā), from Sanskrit मल्लिका (mallikā)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /məl.liː/
Noun
مَلّی • (mallī) f (Hindi spelling मल्ली)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian ملی (millī), from Arabic مِلِّيّ (milliyy).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɪl.liː/
Noun
مِلّی • (millī) (Hindi spelling मिल्ली)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mallikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press