نزاکت
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Pseudo-Arabism from نازک (nâzok) using the Arabic pattern فَعالة (faʕāla), which often forms abstract nouns.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [na.zɑː.ˈkat]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næ.zɒː.kʰʲǽt̪], [ne.zɒː.kʰʲǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nä.zɔ.kʰǽt̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | nazākat |
Dari reading? | nazākat |
Iranian reading? | nazâkat, nezâkat |
Tajik reading? | nazokat |
Noun edit
Dari | نزاکت |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | назокат |
نزاکت • (nazâkat, nezâkat)
- politeness, civility
- Synonym: ادب (adab)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian نزاکت (nazākat).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nə.zɑː.kət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
Adjective edit
نَزاکَت • (nazākat) f (Hindi spelling नज़ाकत)
Synonyms edit
- باریکی (bārīkī, “thinness”)