جانی

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaː.ˈniː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.níː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑː.níː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔː.ní]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɒː.níː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɔ.ní]

Readings
Classical reading^?	jānī
Dari reading^?	jānī
Iranian reading^?	jâni
Tajik reading^?	joni

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic جَانٍ (jānin).

Noun

جانی • (jānī / jâni) (Tajik spelling ҷонӣ)

felon; (especially) murderer

Etymology 2

From (jān / jân) +‎ (-ī / -i).

Adjective

جانی • (jānī / jâni) (Tajik spelling ҷонӣ)

relating to life
― talafât-e jâni ― losses of life
dear, sincere
― dust-e jâni ― bosom friend

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: जानी (jānī)

Urdu: جَانِی (jānī)

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “جانی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim