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Peri
Pe′ri
(pē′rĭ)
, Noun.
pl.
Peris
(pē′rĭz)
. [Per.
perī
a female genus, a fairy.] (Persian Myth.)
An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished.
Moore.
Definition 2025
peri
peri
English
Noun
peri (plural peris)
- (Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being; from Persian mythology and the folklore of neighboring nations.
- 1829, The Adventures of Hatim-Beni-Tye, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies, Volume 27: January—June 1829, page 549,
- He sent a Peri to Chundum Dew with a message: "If you wish to live, release the mortal in your power: if not, every demon in your service will immediately be put to the sword."
- 1916 (Mar 16), Alfred Richard Orage, Arthur Moore, The New Age: A Weekly Review of Politics, Literature and Art, page 473
- In an hour they hovered above Hampstead Heath, and the peri looked down for a lonely spot where she might alight in the sulphurous gloom of a dog-day sunset too blinding for anyone to look at […]
- 2008, A Fire in My Heart: Kurdish Tales, page 75
- The Padishah's son was also there, and he realized that the peri looked very familiar.
- 1829, The Adventures of Hatim-Beni-Tye, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies, Volume 27: January—June 1829, page 549,
Synonyms
Translations
sprite in Persian mythology
Anagrams
Finnish
Verb
peri
- Third-person singular indicative past form of periä.
- Indicative present connegative form of periä.
- Second-person singular imperative present form of periä.
- Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of periä.
Anagrams
Latvian
Peri
Etymology
Singular form pers, cognate with Lithuanian pẽras (“larva”), derived from perēt (“to nest, hatch”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pæɾi]
Noun
peri m (1st declension)
- (chiefly in the plural) bee larvae
- peru puve ― larvae rot (bee larvae disease)
- peru pieniņš ― larvae milk (a secretion of working bees used to feed the larvae)
Declension
Declension of peri (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | peri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | perus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | peru |
| dative (datīvs) | — | periem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | periem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | peros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | peri |
Usage notes
There is a singular form pers, only sporadically attested.
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “peri”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pe‧ri
Noun
peri (definite accusative periyi, plural periler)
Declension
declension of peri
possessive forms of peri
| benim (my) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | perim | perilerim |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | perimi | perilerimi |
| dative (yönelme) | perime | perilerime |
| locative (bulunma) | perimde | perilerimde |
| ablative (çıkma) | perimden | perilerimden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | perimin | perilerimin |
| senin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | perin | perilerin |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | perini | perilerini |
| dative (yönelme) | perine | perilerine |
| locative (bulunma) | perinde | perilerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | perinden | perilerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | perinin | perilerinin |
| onun (her/his/its) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | perisi | perileri |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | perisini | perilerini |
| dative (yönelme) | perisine | perilerine |
| locative (bulunma) | perisinde | perilerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | perisinden | perilerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | perisinin | perilerinin |
| bizim (our) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | perimiz | perilerimiz |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | perimizi | perilerimizi |
| dative (yönelme) | perimize | perilerimize |
| locative (bulunma) | perimizde | perilerimizde |
| ablative (çıkma) | perimizden | perilerimizden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | perimizin | perilerimizin |
| sizin (your) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | periniz | perileriniz |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | perinizi | perilerinizi |
| dative (yönelme) | perinize | perilerinize |
| locative (bulunma) | perinizde | perilerinizde |
| ablative (çıkma) | perinizden | perilerinizden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | perinizin | perilerinizin |
| onların (their) | singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) |
| nominative (yalın) | perileri | perileri |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | perilerini | perilerini |
| dative (yönelme) | perilerine | perilerine |
| locative (bulunma) | perilerinde | perilerinde |
| ablative (çıkma) | perilerinden | perilerinden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | perilerinin | perilerinin |
predicative forms of peri
| simple present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| ben (I am) | periyim | perilerim* |
| sen (you are) | perisin | perilersin* |
| o (he/she/it is) | peri / peridir | periler* / perilerdir* |
| biz (we are) | periyiz | perileriz |
| siz (you are) | perisiniz | perilersiniz |
| onlar (they are) | periler | perilerdir |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | periydim | perilerdim* |
| sen (you were) | periydin | perilerdin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | periydi | perilerdi* |
| biz (we were) | periydik | perilerdik |
| siz (you were) | periydiniz | perilerdiniz |
| onlar (they were) | periydiler | perilerdi |
| indirect / unwitnessed past | singular | plural |
| ben (I was) | periymişim | perilermişim* |
| sen (you were) | periymişsin | perilermişsin* |
| o (he/she/it was) | periymiş | perilermiş* |
| biz (we were) | periymişiz | perilermişiz |
| siz (you were) | periymişsiniz | perilermişsiniz |
| onlar (they were) | periymişler | perilermiş |
| *Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations.
Note: Plural forms are not used with adjectives. | ||