سورت

Moroccan Arabic

Root
س و ر ت
2 terms

Etymology

Denominal verb of ساروت (sārūt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saw.rat/

Verb

سورت • (sawrat) Iq (non-past يسورت (ysawrat), verbal noun تسوريت (tsawrīt))

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati સુરત (surat).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [suː.ɾat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [suː.ɾät̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [suː.ɾät̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [suː.ɾät̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [su.ɾät̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [suː.ɹæt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [su.ɾät̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	sūrat
Dari reading?	sūrat
Iranian reading?	surat
Tajik reading?	surat

Proper noun

Dari	سورت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Сурат

سورَت • (surat)

1. Surat (a large city in Gujarat, India)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “سورت”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul