# biryani
## English
### Etymology

From Hindustani بِرْیَانی (biryānī) / बिरयानी (biryānī), from Classical Persian بریانی (biryānī), from بریان (biryān, “roast”) (from برشتن (birištan, “to roast”)) + the suffix ـی (-ī).

### Noun

biryani (countable and uncountable, plural biryanis)
* A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
** 2008, Charles Campion, London Restaurant Guide 2009, page 8:Thereafter, the menu is divided into a number of sections: Syrian Christian specialities from Kerala; coastal seafood dishes; Malabar biryanis; vegetable curries; and special dosas.

#### Alternative forms

* baryani, biriani

#### Derived terms

* Pakki biryani:Thalassery biryani
* Kacchi biryani:Hyderabadi biryani

#### Translations
### References

* Madhur Jaffery's Indian Cookery - Madhur Jaffery
* Abdulla, Ummi; Malabar Muslim Cookery(1993); Orient Blackswan; →ISBN
* ↑ “Biryani; The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011 November 1, retrieved 2013-07-18

### Further reading

* biryani on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Hindustani بِرْیَانی (biryānī), possibly via English

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbirjɑni/, [ˈbirjɑ̝ni]
* Rhymes: -irjɑni

### Noun

biryani
* biryani (South Asian dish of spiced rice)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of biryani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
biryanini
biryanini
accusative
nom.
biryanini
biryanini
gen.
biryanini
genitive
biryanini
biryanieni biryaneideni biryaneitteni
partitive
biryaniani
biryaneitani biryanejani
inessive
biryanissani
biryaneissani
elative
biryanistani
biryaneistani
illative
biryaniini
biryaneihini
adessive
biryanillani
biryaneillani
ablative
biryaniltani
biryaneiltani
allative
biryanilleni
biryaneilleni
essive
biryaninani
biryaneinani
translative
biryanikseni
biryaneikseni
abessive
biryanittani
biryaneittani
instructive
comitative
—biryaneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
biryanisi
biryanisi
accusative
nom.
biryanisi
biryanisi
gen.
biryanisi
genitive
biryanisi
biryaniesi biryaneidesi biryaneittesi
partitive
biryaniasi
biryaneitasi biryanejasi
inessive
biryanissasi
biryaneissasi
elative
biryanistasi
biryaneistasi
illative
biryaniisi
biryaneihisi
adessive
biryanillasi
biryaneillasi
ablative
biryaniltasi
biryaneiltasi
allative
biryanillesi
biryaneillesi
essive
biryaninasi
biryaneinasi
translative
biryaniksesi
biryaneiksesi
abessive
biryanittasi
biryaneittasi
instructive
comitative
—biryaneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
biryanimme
biryanimme
accusative
nom.
biryanimme
biryanimme
gen.
biryanimme
genitive
biryanimme
biryaniemme biryaneidemme biryaneittemme
partitive
biryaniamme
biryaneitamme biryanejamme
inessive
biryanissamme
biryaneissamme
elative
biryanistamme
biryaneistamme
illative
biryaniimme
biryaneihimme
adessive
biryanillamme
biryaneillamme
ablative
biryaniltamme
biryaneiltamme
allative
biryanillemme
biryaneillemme
essive
biryaninamme
biryaneinamme
translative
biryaniksemme
biryaneiksemme
abessive
biryanittamme
biryaneittamme
instructive
comitative
—biryaneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
biryaninne
biryaninne
accusative
nom.
biryaninne
biryaninne
gen.
biryaninne
genitive
biryaninne
biryanienne biryaneidenne biryaneittenne
partitive
biryanianne
biryaneitanne biryanejanne
inessive
biryanissanne
biryaneissanne
elative
biryanistanne
biryaneistanne
illative
biryaniinne
biryaneihinne
adessive
biryanillanne
biryaneillanne
ablative
biryaniltanne
biryaneiltanne
allative
biryanillenne
biryaneillenne
essive
biryaninanne
biryaneinanne
translative
biryaniksenne
biryaneiksenne
abessive
biryanittanne
biryaneittanne
instructive
comitative
—biryaneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
biryaninsa
biryaninsa
accusative
nom.
biryaninsa
biryaninsa
gen.
biryaninsa
genitive
biryaninsa
biryaniensa biryaneidensa biryaneittensa
partitive
biryaniaan biryaniansa
biryaneitaan biryanejaan biryaneitansa biryanejansa
inessive
biryanissaan biryanissansa
biryaneissaan biryaneissansa
elative
biryanistaan biryanistansa
biryaneistaan biryaneistansa
illative
biryaniinsa
biryaneihinsa
adessive
biryanillaan biryanillansa
biryaneillaan biryaneillansa
ablative
biryaniltaan biryaniltansa
biryaneiltaan biryaneiltansa
allative
biryanilleen biryanillensa
biryaneilleen biryaneillensa
essive
biryaninaan biryaninansa
biryaneinaan biryaneinansa
translative
biryanikseen biryaniksensa
biryaneikseen biryaneiksensa
abessive
biryanittaan biryanittansa
biryaneittaan biryaneittansa
instructive
comitative
—biryaneineen biryaneinensa :

## Portuguese
### Noun

biryani m (plural biryanis)
* biryani (dish of spiced rice)