تاریکی

Persian

Etymology

From تاریک +‎ ـی.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tɑː.ɾiː.ˈkiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.ɾiː.kʰíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.ɾiː.kʰíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.ɾiː.kʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔː.ɾi.kʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɒː.ɹiː.kʰʲíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔ.ɾi.kʰí]

Readings
Classical reading?	tārīkī
Dari reading?	tārīkī
Iranian reading?	târiki
Tajik reading?	torikī

Noun

تاریکی • (târiki)

Dari	تاریکی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	торикӣ

1. darkness
   • 2021, “من رفتم”, performed by Az Shanbe:

     چشمامو باز میبندم
     رو به این تاریکی
     آره ایستاده‌م

     česmâmo bâz mibandam
     ru be in târiki
     âre istâde-am

     I once again close my eyes
     Facing this darkness
     Yes I've stood in place

Related terms

• تاریک (târik)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تاریکی (tārīkī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.ɾiː.kiː/

Noun

تاریکی • (tārīkī) f (Hindi spelling तारीकी)

1. darkness

Related terms

• تاریک (tārīk, “dark”)