سکوت

See also: سكوت and شكوت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُكُوت (sukūt).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	sukūt
Dari reading?	sukūt
Iranian reading?	sokut
Tajik reading?	sukut

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	سکوت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	сукут

سکوت • (sokut)

1. silence

   Synonym: خاموشی (xâmôši)

2. (music) rest

Derived terms

• حق سکوت (haqq-e sokut, “right to silence”)
• حق‌السکوت (haqq-os-sokut, “hush money”)
• سکوت کردن (sokut kardan, “to be silent”)

 

Related terms

• ساکت (sâket)