Persian

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Etymology

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From بیـ (bi-) +‎ صراط (serât).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? bē-sirāt
Dari reading? bē-sirāt
Iranian reading? bi-serât
Tajik reading? be-sirot

Adjective

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بی‌صِراط (be-serât)

  1. lawless, impious

Descendants

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  • Armenian: բեսիրաթ (besiratʻ)

Further reading

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  • Voskanjan, G. A. (1986) “безнравственный”, in Russko-persidskij slovarʹ [Russian–Persian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 32a