استثنایی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِسْتِثْنَائِيّ (istiṯnāʔiyy). By surface analysis, استثنا (estesnâ) +‎ ـیی (-yi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔis.tis.nɑː.ˈjiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪs.nɑː.jíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪs.nɑː.jíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪs.t̪ʰɪs.nɑː.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰis.nɔː.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔes.t̪ʰes.nɒː.jíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔis.t̪ʰis.nɔ.jí]

Readings
Classical reading?	istisnāyī
Dari reading?	istisnāyī
Iranian reading?	estesnâyi
Tajik reading?	istisnoyi

Adjective

استثنایی • (estesnâyi)

1. exceptional, outstanding