ملی

See also: ملئ and ملي

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِلِّيّ (milliyy). By surface analysis, ملت (millet) +‎ ـی (-î, nisba suffix).

Adjective

ملی • (millî)

  1. pertaining to a religion, sect, community, or nation; religious, national

Descendants
  • Turkish: millî

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِلِّيّ (milliyy). By surface analysis, ملت (mellat, “nation”) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɪl.líː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɪl.líː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mil.lí]

Readings
Classical reading? millī
Dari reading? millī
Iranian reading? melli
Tajik reading? millī

Adjective
Dari ملی
Iranian Persian
Tajik миллӣ

ملی • (melli)

  1. national
    گل ملی ― gol-e melli ― national flower
    پرچم ملی ― parčam-e melli ― national flag

Derived terms
  • سرود ملی (sorud-e melli, “national anthem”)
  • ملی شدن (melli šodan, “to be nationalized”)
  • ملی کردن (melli kardan, “to nationalize”)
  • ملی‌گرا (melli-garâ, “nationalist”)

Urdu
ملی

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀆 (malliā), from Sanskrit मल्लिका (mallikā)

Pronunciation

Noun

مَلّی • (mallī) f (Hindi spelling मल्ली)

  1. Arabian jasmine

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملی (millī), from Arabic مِلِّيّ (milliyy).

Pronunciation

Noun

مِلّی • (millī) (Hindi spelling मिल्ली)

  1. national
    Synonym: قَومی (qaumī)
    باغِ مِلّی ― bāġ-i millī ― national park

References
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