کمی

Persian

Etymology 1

From Classical Persian کم (kam) +‎ ـی (-ī)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.míː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰä.míː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰä.mí]

Readings
Classical reading? kamī
Dari reading? kamī
Iranian reading? kami
Tajik reading? kamī

Noun
Dari کمی
Iranian Persian
Tajik камӣ

کمی • (kami)

  1. fewness
  2. insufficiency
  3. deficiency
  4. scantiness
Descendants
  • → Hindustani:
    • Hindi: कमी (kamī)
    • Urdu: کمی (kamī)

Etymology 2

From Classical Persian کم (kam) +‎ ـی (-ē)

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.méː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰä.méː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰä.méː]

Readings
Classical reading? kamē
Dari reading? kamē
Iranian reading? kami
Tajik reading? kame

Noun
Dari کمی
Iranian Persian
Tajik каме

کمی • (kami)

  1. just about
  2. slightly
  3. a little bit

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کمی (kamī).

Pronunciation

Noun

کمی • (kamī) f (Hindi spelling कमी)

  1. lack, deficiency, deficit, scarcity
  2. derogatory, meaning belonging to the lowest caste.

Derived terms
  • کمی ہونا (kamī honā)
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