رأی

See also: رأي, رأى, and زاي

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic رَأْي (raʔy). Not to be confused with native رای (rây, sense, intelligence, opinion, reason).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ra'y
Dari reading? ra'y
Iranian reading? ra'y
Tajik reading? raʾy

Noun

Dari رأی
Iranian Persian
Tajik раъй

رأی • (ra'y) (plural آراء (ârâ') or رأی‌ها (ra'y-hâ))

  1. opinion, view
  2. vote
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Bengali: রায় (raẏ)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: राय (rāy)
    Urdu: رائے (rā'ye)

Etymology 2

from Middle Persian (/rāy/, “wealth, glory, power, sense, intelligence, opinion, reason”) from Old Persian (/rāyō/)

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? rāy
Dari reading? rāy
Iranian reading? rây
Tajik reading? roy

Noun

رأی • (rây) (plural رای ها (rây hâ))

  1. wealth, glory, power
  2. sense, intelligence, opinion, reason

References

  • Qaemmaqami, A. R., & Khatebey, A. (2013, July 9). رای و رأی ([New Persian] rāy and [arabic] ra'y). Academia.edu. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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