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Homographs (2 distinct entries for “پري”):
Entry #1 of 2 · Noun (Feminine)

پري — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

parí
Pronunciation:Standard: /parí/
Noun (Feminine)plural: پريېOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

پري (parí) is a Pashto n-f meaning “fairy, peri” in English او په اردو کې د «پری» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form پريې, and 10 verified thesaurus relations.

Meanings · Entry 11

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
fairy, peri[literature]
پری
Example in context:

آس می در کړ، خو پری سپریږی به نه

Source: PashDict Unified Lexicon · Register: literatureStatus: verified

Proverbs (Mataloona)7 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«لکه پري، هغسی وراشه.»

“As the bride, so is her wedding procession.”

जैसी दुल्हन, ویسا ہی اس کا بارات کا استقبال۔

Cultural context: Implies that the scale or quality of an event or reception reflects the intrinsic worth or status of the person involved.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«ګومل پری ایښی ښه نه ورور وژلی»

“Leaving Gomal is better than having killed a brother.”

گومل چھوڑ دینا بہتر ہے لیکن بھائی کا قاتل بننا نہیں۔

Cultural context: Emphasizes that displacement or exile is far better than committing the unforgivable sin of fratricide.
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«آس می در کړ، خو پری سپریږی به نه»

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«آس پردی سپور پری میری»

ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پرې به دی نه ږدم د لالا په زور»

ولسي متل (Proverb)· 1 variant grouped

«پز پرې کړی که شرم درلودای، د چړې نوم به یې نه اخیستلای»

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  • • پز پرې کړی که شرم درلودلی ، د چړې نوم به یې نه اخیستلی
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«پری وهی مړونه یې راګرځوی ، چې مړونه یې پری وهی خدای یې نه راګر ځوی»

Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms(مترادفات او متضادات)

Semantic lexical relations verified from Achakzai Pashto Thesaurus & corpus data

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې
OpenPashto Morphology
Grammatical Formحالت او بڼه
پښتو بڼهPashto Form
Phoneticتلفظ
Dir Plural (-e)
پريېparí-e
Obl Plural (-o)
پريوparí-o

Examples from corpora15

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

Attested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.

OALD Master Corpus

آس می در کړ، خو پری سپریږی به نه

OALD Master Corpus

آس پردی سپور پری میری

PashDict Unified Lexicon

د مشر پرېکړه پرې وه، نور بحث ته اړتیا نشته.

“The leader's decision was final; there is no need for further discussion.”

رہنما کا فیصلہ حتمی تھا، مزید بحث کی ضرورت نہیں ہے۔

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
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Origin Unknown

Homograph 4; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 2 · n. f.

پريِ (n. f. · Entry 2)

parī
Pronunciation:Standard: /parī/
n. f.Feminineplural: پرئِيOrigin: Native Pashto → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 22

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
A fairy[classical]
[کلاسيک / تاريخي]
Page 168 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Persian
Source: PashDict Unified Lexicon · Register: classicalStatus: verified
2
[Classical] On him, her, it, etc. It is sometimes used adverbially, and means, thereby, by the means of, by, through, by which, by means of which, whereby, etc. Also written پرِِ pri . See پر and Grammar, p. 48[classical]
Page 1104 in Raverty (1860). Origin: Native Pashto
Source: PashDict Unified Lexicon · Register: classicalStatus: verified
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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword پري (parí) functions as a n-f in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.

Phonological & Dialectal Realization

Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.

Peer-reviewed lexicographical standard · Open Pashto Corpus Edition

Nearby words

نږدې او ورته لغتونه