سطحی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَطْحِيّ (saṭḥiyy). By surface analysis, سطح (sath, “surface”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sat.ˈhiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sät̪.híː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sät̪.híː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.t̪ʰíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.t̪ʰí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæt̪.híː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sät̪.hí]

Readings
Classical reading?	sathī
Dari reading?	sathī
Iranian reading?	sathi
Tajik reading?	sathi

Adjective

سطحی • (sathi)

1. superficial
2. surface, relating to the surface

   کشش سطحی ― kešeš-e sathi ― surface tension

Further reading

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