حالی

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic حَالِيّ (ḥāliyy).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.liː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.liː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.liː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.li]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.liː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.li]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hālī
Dari reading^?	hālī
Iranian reading^?	hâli
Tajik reading^?	holi

Adjective

حالی • (hâli)

present; current; as of now
demonstrated; explained

Etymology 2

From (hâl, “state; condition; present state”) +‎ (-i, “indefinite suffix”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.leː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.leː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.leː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.leː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.liː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.le]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hālē
Dari reading^?	hālē
Iranian reading^?	hâli
Tajik reading^?	hole

Adverb

حالی • (hâli)

(literary or Dari) now; in this moment
Synonym: حالا (hâlâ)
- c. 1100, Omar Khayyam, “Poem 2”, in Rubāʿiyāt:
  چون عُهْدَه نَمی‌شَوَد کَسی فَرْدَا رَا
  حَالی خْوَش دَار اِین دِلِ پُرْسَوْدَا رَا
  čōn 'uhda namē-šawad kasē fardā rā
  hālē xwaš dār īn dil-i pursawdā rā
  Since nobody can guarantee the day to come, make this bileful heart happy in this moment.
  (Classical romanization)

Descendants

→ Bashkir: әле (əle)
→ Kazakh: әлі (älı)
→ Kumyk: гьали (hali)
→ Kyrgyz: али (ali)
→ Uyghur: ھېلى (hëli)
→ Uzbek: hali

Southwestern Fars

Adverb

حالی (hâli)

(Masarm, Deh Sarv) now

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