خیانت
Persian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic خِيَانَة (ḵiyāna, “treason, betrayal”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xi.jɑː.ˈnat]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xi.jɒː.nǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χi.jɔ.nǽt̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | xiyānat |
Dari reading? | xiyānat |
Iranian reading? | xiyânat |
Tajik reading? | xiyonat |
Noun
editخیانت • (xiyânat)
- betrayal, including:
- mid-11th century, Abū ʿAlī ʿUsmanī, برگردان رسالهٔ قشیریه [Translation of the Qushayriyyan Epistle]:
- یاران را گفتی از دروغ و خیانت و غیبت دور باشید و جز این آنچه خواهید کنید.
- yārān rā guftē az durōğ u xiyānat u ğaybat dūr bāšēd u juz īn ānči xwāhēd kunēd.
- He would tell his friends, "Refrain from lies, betrayal, and slander, and besides these, do what you want."
Derived terms
edit- خیانت کردن (xiyânat kardan)
- خیانتکار (xiyânat-kâr)
Descendants
edit- → Bengali: খেয়ানত (kheẏanot)