طی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic طَيِّء (ṭayyiʔ).

Proper noun

طی • (Tay)

1. Tayy, an Arab tribe formerly of Yemen

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1268

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic طَيّ (ṭayy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈtaj.ji]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰǽj.jɪ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰǽj.jɪ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰǽjjɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰǽjji]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰéj.je]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰǽj.ji]

Readings
Classical reading?	tayy-i
Dari reading?	tayy-i
Iranian reading?	téyy-e
Tajik reading?	tayy-i

Preposition

طی • (teyy-e)

1. (of a period of time) during, over, over the course of

   طی چند سال ― teyy-e čand sâl ― over the course of several years

2. (of a medium) through, in

   طی بیانیه‌ای این حمله را محکوم کرد.

   teyy-e bayâniye'i in hamle râ mahkum kard.

   He condemned this attack in a statement.

Related terms

• طی شدن (tey šodan, “to be traversed; to be settled upon”)
• طی کردن (tey kardan, “to go through; to settle upon”)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic طَيِّء (ṭayyiʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tajj]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäjj]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäjj]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäjj]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäjj]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ejj]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäjj]

Readings
Classical reading?	tayy
Dari reading?	tayy
Iranian reading?	teyy
Tajik reading?	tayy

Proper noun

طی • (tayy)

1. Ṭayy (Arab tribe)

Etymology 3

Noun

طی • (tey)

1. Alternative spelling of تی (tey, “mop, squeegee”).