زیارت

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic ز و ر (z w r)

Arabic زَارَ (zāra)

Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra)bor.

Persian زیارت

Borrowed from Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zi.jɑː.ˈɾat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.jɑː.ɾǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.jɑː.ɾǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zi.jɑː.ɾǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zi.jɔː.ɾǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.jɒː.ɹǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.jɔ.ɾǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	ziyārat
Dari reading?	ziyārat
Iranian reading?	ziyârat
Tajik reading?	ziyorat

Noun

Dari	زیارت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	зиёрат

زیارت • (ziyârat)

1. pilgrimage (religious journey)
   • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]‎^[1]:

     مردم بسیار آنجا به زیارت روند و تقّرب جویند و به خداوند سبحانه و تعالی، و عمارات و حوض‌ها ساخته‌اند آنجا.

     mardum bisyār ānjā ba ziyārat rawand u taqqarub jūyand u ba xudāwand subhānahu wa ta'alā, u imārāt u hawz-hā sāxta-and ānjā.

     Many people go there for pilgrimage and seek intimacy with the Lord, may He be praised and exalted, and many buildings and water basins have been built there.

2. (dated) visit

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زِیارَت (ziyārat), from Arabic زِيَارَة (ziyāra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /zɪ.jɑː.ɾət̪/
• Rhymes: -ət̪

Noun

زِیارَت • (ziyārat) f (Hindi spelling ज़ियारत)

1. visit
2. pilgrimage

Ushojo

Etymology

From Pashto زيارت ورځ (zyārat wardz).

Noun

زیارت (zyārat)

1. Thursday