افسانوی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْسَانَوِی (afsānawī).

Adjective

افسانوی • (efsanevî)

1. legendary

Descendants

• Turkish: efsanevi

Persian

Etymology

From افسانه (afsâne) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaf.saː.na.ˈwiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sɑː.nä.wiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sɑː.nä.wiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sɑː.nä.wiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sɔː.nä.wi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæf.sɒː.næ.viː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.sɔ.nä.vi]

Readings
Classical reading?	afsānawī
Dari reading?	afsānawī
Iranian reading?	afsânavi
Tajik reading?	afsonavi

Adjective

Dari	افسانوی
Iranian Persian	افسانه‌ای
Tajik	афсонавӣ

افسانوی • (afsānawī)

1. legendary

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: əfsanəvi
• → Ottoman Turkish: افسانوی
  • Turkish: efsanevi
• → Urdu: افسانوی
• → Uzbek: afsonaviy

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفسَانَوِی (afsānawī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əf.sɑːn.ʋiː/

Adjective

اَفْسانوِی • (afsānvī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling अफ़्सानवी or अफ़सानवी)

1. legendary
2. fictional, fictitious

Related terms

• اَفسَانوِیَت f (afsānviyat)
• اَفْسَانَہ m (afsāna)