آگاهی

Persian

Alternative forms

• آگهی (âgahi)

Etymology

From آگاه (âgâh) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaː.ɡaː.ˈhiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɡɑː.ɦíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɡɑː.ɦíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.ɡɑː.jíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.ɡɔː.jí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.ɡɒː.ɦíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.ɡɔ.ɦí]

• Rhymes: -iː

Readings
Classical reading?	āgāhī
Dari reading?	āgāhī
Iranian reading?	âgâhi
Tajik reading?	ogohi

Noun

آگاهی • (âgâhi)

1. knowledge, awareness, information
   • c. 1011, Abu'l-Qāsim Firdawsī, “The tale of Manūchihr”, in شاهنامه [Book of Kings]‎^[1], archived from the original on 17 January 2026:

     پس آگاهی آمد سوی شهریار
     که آمد ز ره زال سام سوار

     pas āgāhī āmad sōy-i šahryār
     ki āmad zi rah zāl-i sām-i sawār

     Then the news came to the king
     That Zāl, son of Sām the cavalier, had come from the road.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

Descendants

• → Central Kurdish: ئاگاهی (agahî)
• → Gujarati: આગાહી (āgāhī)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: आगाही (āgāhī)

  Urdu: آگَاہِی (āgāhī)

• → Northern Kurdish: agahî
• → Pashto: آګاهي (āgāhi)