فلاکت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَلَاكَة (falāka).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.lɑː.ˈkat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.lɑː.kʰǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.lɑː.kʰǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.lɑː.kʰǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.lɔː.kʰǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.lɒː.kʰʲǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.lɔ.kʰǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	falākat
Dari reading?	falākat
Iranian reading?	falâkat
Tajik reading?	falokat

Noun

فلاکت • (falâkat)

1. adversity, adverse fortune

   Synonym: بدبختی (badbaxti)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “فلاکت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim