Hazaragin.adj.
/həˈzɑːrəɡi/, U.S. /həˈzɑrəˌɡi/ A. n.
The Persian dialect spoken by the Hazara people; = Hazara n. 2.Although it is often regarded as a separate language, most linguists classify Hazaragi as a dialect of Dari (see Dari n.1 1), the variety of Persian spoken in Afghanistan.
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Persian1556
Parsee1631
Persic?c1663
Parsic1898
Farsi1926
Hazaragi1962
1962 H. F. Schurmann Mongols of Afghanistan ii. 61 Hazâragî has certain phonetic peculiarities as well as containing a number of Mongolian and Turkic words.
1980 N.Y. Times 9 Jan. a4/3 The Hazara..speak Hazaragi a dialect of Dari, which is itself the Afghan form of Persian.
2012 Y. Baiza in F. Ahmad & M. S. Seddon Muslim Youth ii. v. 89 As the research respondents were Hazara Afghanis living in Germany, they spoke Hazaragi, Persian and German.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the Hazaragi dialect. Cf. Hazara adj.
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Pahlavi1757
Pahlavian1773
Parsic1897
Parthian1932
Hazaragi1962
Farsi1979
1962 H. F. Schurmann Mongols of Afghanistan i. 26 The typical Pashto ‘flapped’ letters are commonly heard in many Hazâragî words.
1996 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 14 Sept. 6 My speech was peppered with Hazaragi dialect words.
2002 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 1 Feb. 2 Interpreters fluent in the Hazaragi language spoken by most of the Afghans at Woomera.
2017 Dawn (Pakistan) (Nexis) 19 Feb. Mr Mughool..spoke briefly on Hazaragi literature and recited a poem on the dangers and consequences of mixing religion and politics.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1962