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Where does “ری” come from?
ری (Persian) comes from Middle Persian ldy, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎥𐎠.
ری
(Persian): on; above; upon
Definitions
on; above; upon
Ancestry of “ری”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Persian
ldy
—
2
Old Persian
𐎼𐎥𐎠
—
Words derived from “ری”
Ray
Tehran
rayed
rayless
stingray
Rhazes
bewray
sunray
raytraced
raylike
lightray
beray
Raylan
raylessness
rayograph
outray
eigenray
تهران
رازی
Ray
Rey
Blu-ray Disc
razi
德黑蘭
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