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پېري — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition

perí
Pronunciation:Standard: /perí/
VerbOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1
Quick Lexicographical Summary · چټک تعریف او پېژندنه

پېري (perí) is a Pashto v meaning “purchase, buying” in English او په اردو کې د «مول، سودا» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards.

Meanings · Entry 11

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
purchase, buying
مول، سودا
Example in context:

پيري پلور

“buying and selling, trading”

کہانیوں میں کہتے ہیں کہ جنات پہاڑوں میں رہتے ہیں۔

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Proverbs (Mataloona)1 unique

ولسي متلونه
ولسي متل (Proverb)

«زه دي پېری نه منم، ته مُريدان نيسې»

“I don't accept you as a spirit, yet you are taking on disciples?”

میں تجھے جن یا پری نہیں مانتا، اور تو مرید بنانے چلا ہے؟

Cultural context: Mocking someone who lacks basic capability or credibility yet tries to assume a position of spiritual or social leadership.

Grammar — Word forms

د کلمې ګردان او بڼې

Examples from corpora1

قاموسي او ادبي شواهد

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

د پښتو متلونه (Wisdom)

زه دي پېری نه منم، ته مُريدان نيسې

“I don't accept you as a spirit, yet you are taking on disciples? — Mocking someone who lacks basic capability or credibility yet tries to assume a position of spiritual or social leadership.”

میں تجھے جن یا پری نہیں مانتا، اور تو مرید بنانے چلا ہے؟

د کلمې اصل او ریښه(Word Origin & Etymology)
کتل ▼

Origin Unknown

Homograph 2; Flagged: origin unknown

Entry #2 of 2 · Noun (Masculine)

پېری (n-m · Entry 2)

peráy
Pronunciation:Standard: /peráy/
Noun (Masculine)plural: پېریوOrigin: Origin Unknown → PashtoVerified sense 1

Meanings · Entry 27

ماناوې او تعریفونه
1
evil spirit, jinn, demon
کالا، بد، مانس
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2
fairy, spirit, demon, evil spirit (plural - پېريان)[general_modern]
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3
fairy, genie, demon, spirit[general_modern]
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4
genni[general_modern]
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5
ghost[general_modern]
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6
century[general_modern]
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genii[general_modern]
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Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes

علمي او ژبني معلومات

Grammar & Morphological Classification

The headword پېري (perí) functions as a v 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