جهت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic جِهَة (jiha).

Noun

جهت • (cihet)

1. side, direction
2. aspect, point of view
3. (religion, law) post in a religious foundation

Descendants

• Turkish: cihet

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “cihet”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جهت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 452b

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِهَة (jiha).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒe̞.ɦǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒi.jǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒi.jǽt̪]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	jihat
Dari reading?	jehat
Iranian reading?	jehat
Tajik reading?	jihat

Noun

جهت • (jehat) (plural جهات (jehât))

1. side; direction

   Synonyms: سو (su), طرف (taraf)

2. cause; reason

   Synonyms: دلیل (dalil), سبب (sabab), علت (elat)

3. aspect; point of view; respect

   Synonym: نظر (nazar)

Preposition

جهت • (jehat-e)

1. (with ezâfe) for, for the sake of; short for از جهتِ (az jehat-e, “for the sake of”) or به جهتِ (be jehat-e, “for the sake of”).
   • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎^[2]:

     بر جانب جنوب میناست، و بیشتر شهر‌های ساحل را میناست و آن چیزی‌ست که جهت محافظت کشتی‌ها ساخته‌اند، مانند اسطبل که پشت بر شهرستان دارد و دیوارها بر لب آب دریا درآمده.

     bar jānib-i junūb mīnā-st, u bēštar-i šahr-hā-yi sāhil rā ān čīzē-st ki jihat-i muhāfazat-i kišti-hā sāxta-and, mānand-i istabl ki pušt-i šahristān dārad u dēwār-hā bar lab-i āb-i daryā darāmada.

     To the south, there is a mīnāʾ [Arabic for "port; harbor"]. Most of the coastal cities have this thing [called a mīnāʾ], which is built for the sake of safeguarding ships like a stable [for horses], behind the city; its walls touch upon the shores of the ocean.