See also: سحت

Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian 𐭮𐭠𐭤𐭨 (saxt), 𐭮𐭤𐭨 (saxt).

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Particularly: “A few online opinions suggest that this ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- (to be able);[1][2] see Sanskrit शक् (śak) for more. Is there any literature which could verify this?”

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? saxt
Dari reading? saxt
Iranian reading? saxt
Tajik reading? saxt

Adjective

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Dari سخت
Iranian Persian
Tajik сахт

سخت (saxt) (comparative سخت‌تَر (saxt-tar), superlative سخت‌تَرین (saxt-tarin))

  1. hard, difficult (of a task)
    Synonyms: دشوار (došvâr), سنگین (sangin)
    Antonym: آسان (âsân)
    • 2021, “استفانوس سیتسی‌پاس؛ تنیس‌بازی که مرگ را دید و تغییر کرد”, in bbc.com/persian[3], BBC Persian:
      او در دو سال اخیر سخت کار کرده. در تورنمنت‌های زیادی حاضر شده و در نیمه‌نهایی‌ها، فینال‌ها و مسابقات سخت، باتجربه شده است.
      u dar do sâl-e axir saxt kâr karde. dar turnamant-hâ-ye ziyâdi hâzer šode va dar nime-nahâyi-hâ, finâl-hâ va mosâbaqât-e saxt, bâ-tajrobe šode ast.
      He has worked hard in the last two years. He has been present in many tournaments and become experienced in semifinals, finals, and difficult competitions.
  2. hard, solid (of a material)
  3. severe, strict
  4. severe, intense

Derived terms

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(nouns)

(compound verbs)

  • سخت کردن (saxt kardan, to make difficult; to harden; to make strict)
  • سخت شدن (saxt šodan, to become difficult; to become hard; to become strict)
  • سخت آمدن (saxt âmadan, to appear difficult; to appear strict)

(adjectives)

Adverb

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Dari سخت
Iranian Persian
Tajik сахт
  1. exceedingly, extremely, very

Descendants

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References

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “سخت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
  1. ^ (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 2023-11-07
  2. ^ (Please provide the book title or journal name)[2], (Can we date this quote?), archived from the original on 2021-07-19