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ALL SOURCES ↗BIBLIOGRAPHIC IDENTITYdehkhoda-persian-chay
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historical dictionarydehkhoda-persian-chay
چای — لغتنامه دهخدا
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda
- YEAR
- 1931
- PUBLISHER
- Vajehyab · Dehkhoda Dictionary
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- historical dictionary
- EXTERNAL RECORD
- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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RANK 147GRADE Acontext
An 11th-century mention is not an 11th-century mass habit.
Bīrūnī’s report establishes Persian scholarly awareness of čāy; it does not date widespread Persian drinking, and Iranica leaves the adoption mechanism unknown.
*lˤra
*lˤra → *drae → 茶 → چای
Dehkhoda headwordDocuments the Persian lexical endpoint.
چای dossier ↗truth record ↗85UNVEILING
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SCHOLARLY DISAGREEMENT
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opencontextboundary
When and how did Persian adopt čāy?
The exact date and mechanism remain unknown. Iranica derives the word from Chinese ch’a but explicitly says the adoption event is uncertain.
Dehkhoda headword and origin noteDocuments the Persian lexeme without resolving the event.
resolvedcontextestablished
Does Bīrūnī prove tea was already a common Persian drink in the 11th century?
No. The report proves learned awareness and discussion of use in China and Tibet; Iranica says this does not establish broad Persian consumption at that time.
Dehkhoda headwordAnchors the later lexicographic form.
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EDGES THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
EDGE 233contextprobable
چای → 茶
Persian → Mandarin Chinese · borrowing
- SOUND
- Persian čāy is reported as derived from Chinese ch’a, retaining the cha onset and adding the final glide represented in Persian transliteration.
- MEANING
- The meaning remains tea.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Daniel Balland · Marcel Bazin
Dehkhoda headword چای and Chinese-origin noteDocuments the Persian lexeme and its lexicographic Chinese attribution.
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stage 3supports
Persian-language record
Documents the Persian lexicographic record.
Dehkhoda headword چای · regional070
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