حق‌السکوت

Persian

Etymology

Pseudo-Arabism. By surface analysis, حق (haq, “right; duty; amount owed (as payment)”) +‎ سکوت (sokut, “silence”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ha.qus.su.ˈkuːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.qʊs.sʊ.kʰúːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.qʊs.sʊ.kʰúːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.qʊs.sʊ.kʰúːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.qus.su.kʰút̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.ʁos.so.kʰúːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.qus.su.kʰút̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	haqussukūt
Dari reading?	haqussukūt
Iranian reading?	hağossokut
Tajik reading?	haqussukut

Noun

حق‌السکوت • (haq-os-sokut)

1. hush money

Usage notes

• حق‌السکوت (haq-os-sokut) with Arabic grammar is "hush money", while the normal Persian compound حق‌ سکوت (haq-e sokut) is "right to silence" (the legal concept).