جراحت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِرَاحَة (jirāḥa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒi.ɾɑː.ˈhat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪ.ɾɑː.ɦǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪ.ɾɑː.ɦǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪ.ɾɑːǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒi.ɾɔːǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒe.ɹɒː.ɦǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒi.ɾɔ.ɦǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	jirāhat
Dari reading?	jirāhat
Iranian reading?	jerâhat
Tajik reading?	jirohat

Noun

جراحت • (jerâhat)

1. wound

   Synonyms: زخم (zaxm), ریش (riš)

   • 11^th Centry CE, Nasir Khusraw

     گر سرکه چکاندت کسی بر ریش
     بر پاش تو بر جراحتش پلپل

     gar serke čekânadat kasi bar riš
     bar pâš to bar jerâhataš pelpel

     If someone poured vinegar on your gash,
     you sprinkle his wound with pepper as well!

Related terms

• جرّاح (jarrâh)
• جرّاحی (jarrâhi)
• جریحه (jarihe)
• جرح (jarh)
• مجروح (majruh)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “جراحت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جراحت (jirāhat), from Arabic جِرَاحَة (jirāḥa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ɾɑː.ɦət̪/

Noun

جَراحَت • (jarāhat) f (Hindi spelling जराहत)

1. wound
2. surgery

References

• “جراحت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جراحت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.