dari

See also: Dari, daří, däri, and darı

English

Etymology

Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːɹi/
• Homophone: Dari

Noun

dari (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Synonym of sorghum.
   • 1876, Augustus Voelcker, “On the Theoretical and Practical Value of Purchased Food, and of its Residue as Manure”, in Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (second series), volume 12, page 213:

     Foods, like locust-beans, or rice-meal, or dari-grain (a species of sorghum), which contain less than 8 or 9 per cent. of albuminoids, are too poor in nitrogenous substances to suit the requirements of the animal.

   • 1901 June 21, “Rearing Chickens in the Spring”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎, volume 4, number 6, page 246:

     I regard canary seed or dari as much superior to chicken grits […]

Anagrams

• Radi, raid, Rida, RAID, arid, dira, Dair, riad, Aird, Irad, IARD

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdari/ [ˈdʌɾɪ]
• Hyphenation: da‧ri

Noun

dári m 

1. tapeworm

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈda.ɾi]

Noun

dari m (uncountable)

1. Dari; Eastern Persian (an Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan)

   Synonym: persa oriental

Finnish

Etymology

From Persian دری.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑri/, [ˈdɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Syllabification^(key): da‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): da‧ri

Noun

dari

1. Dari (variety of Persian)

Declension

Inflection of dari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		dari	—
genitive		darin	—
partitive		daria	—
illative		dariin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		dari	—
accusative	nom.	dari	—
	gen.	darin
genitive		darin	—
partitive		daria	—
inessive		darissa	—
elative		darista	—
illative		dariin	—
adessive		darilla	—
ablative		darilta	—
allative		darille	—
essive		darina	—
translative		dariksi	—
abessive		daritta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative darini — accusative nom. darini — gen. darini genitive darini — partitive dariani — inessive darissani — elative daristani — illative dariini — adessive darillani — ablative dariltani — allative darilleni — essive darinani — translative darikseni — abessive darittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative darisi — accusative nom. darisi — gen. darisi genitive darisi — partitive dariasi — inessive darissasi — elative daristasi — illative dariisi — adessive darillasi — ablative dariltasi — allative darillesi — essive darinasi — translative dariksesi — abessive darittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative darimme — accusative nom. darimme — gen. darimme genitive darimme — partitive dariamme — inessive darissamme — elative daristamme — illative dariimme — adessive darillamme — ablative dariltamme — allative darillemme — essive darinamme — translative dariksemme — abessive darittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative darinne — accusative nom. darinne — gen. darinne genitive darinne — partitive darianne — inessive darissanne — elative daristanne — illative dariinne — adessive darillanne — ablative dariltanne — allative darillenne — essive darinanne — translative dariksenne — abessive darittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative darinsa — accusative nom. darinsa — gen. darinsa genitive darinsa — partitive dariaan dariansa — inessive darissaan darissansa — elative daristaan daristansa — illative dariinsa — adessive darillaan darillansa — ablative dariltaan dariltansa — allative darilleen darillensa — essive darinaan darinansa — translative darikseen dariksensa — abessive darittaan darittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Further reading

• “dari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

From Persian دری.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.ʁi/

Noun

dari m (uncountable)

1. Dari

Hausa

Etymology

Compare Tuareg forms like Tawellemmet adəri. As neither the Tuareg nor Hausa terms have a clear etymology, both may be borrowings from an unknown source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dá.ɽìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [də́.ɽìː]

Noun

darī̀ m (feminine daranyā̀, possessed form darìn)

1. korrigum (a kind of antelope)

Usage notes

The feminine form may be used as a generic term.

References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005), Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• dr (abbreviation)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dari.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdari/ [ˈda.ri]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ari
• Syllabification: da‧ri

Preposition

dari

1. from

See also

• ke

Further reading

• “dari”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈda.riː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdaː.ri]

Verb

darī

1. present passive infinitive of dō

Latvian

Verb

dari

1. inflection of darīt:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Malay

Etymology

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683AD.

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdari/ [ˈda.ri]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -ari, -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: da‧ri

Preposition

dari (Jawi spelling دري)

1. from (a place, direction or time period)

   Dia datang dari Kanada.

   He comes from Canada.

2. of (a place, direction or time period)

   Juan Carlos I dari Sepanyol

   Juan Carlos I of Spain

Antonyms

• ke

Derived terms

• daripada

Descendants

• > Indonesian: dari (inherited)

Further reading

• "dari" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.rɪ/
• Homophone: dahri
• Rhymes: -aːrɪ

Etymology 1

Root
d-r-j
4 terms

Present participle of dara (“to get used to”). Diachronically from Arabic دَارٍ (dārin).

Adverb

dari

1. formerly, in the past
2. as usual

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dari

1. pronominal form of dar: my house

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

dari

Wikipedia ^nb

Noun

dari

1. Dari (language)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.ri/
• Rhymes: -ari
• Syllabification: da‧ri

Noun

dari n (indeclinable)

1. Dari

Further reading

• dari in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

dari m (uncountable)

1. Dari (variety of Middle Persian)

Further reading

• “dari”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• rari

Etymology

From Latin dare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.ɾi/, /ˈɾa.ɾi/
• Hyphenation: dà‧ri

Verb

dari

1. to give

Derived terms

• dari n'ucchiata

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɾi/ [ˈd̪a.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -aɾi
• Syllabification: da‧ri

Noun

dari m or f by sense (plural daris)

1. Dari

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

dari class V (plural madari class VI)

1. attic, loft
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:

     […] juu ya hilo linalompeleka darini kwa baba yake wakati ule.

     […] about that which had him going to his father's attic at that time.

Descendants

• → Malagasy: dary