جسارت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَسَارَة (jasāra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒa.sɑː.ɾat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.sɑː.ɾät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.sɑː.ɾät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.sɑː.ɾät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.sɔː.ɾät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒæ.sɒː.ɹæt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒä.sɔ.ɾät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	jasārat
Dari reading?	jasārat
Iranian reading?	jasârat
Tajik reading?	jasorat

Noun

جسارت • (jasârat)

1. boldness; daring
   • c. 1380, Jahān Malik Khātūn, “Introduction”, in دیوان جهان [Divān-i Jahān]‎^[1]:

     این ضعیفه نیز اقتدا به ایشان نموده ملتزم این جسارت گشت.

     īn za'īfa nēz iqtidā ba ēšān nimūda multāzim-i īn jasārat gašt.

     Their precedent having been shown, this humble woman too endeavored in this bold undertaking.

     (Classical Persian romanization)

2. presumptuousness; brashness

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: cəsarət
• → Turkish: cesaret