محیط

See also: محيط

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحِيط (muḥīṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.hiːt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ɦiːt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞.ɦiːt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.jiːt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.jit̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ɦiːt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.ɦit̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	muhīt
Dari reading?	mohīt
Iranian reading?	mohit
Tajik reading?	mühit

Noun

Dari	محیط
Iranian Persian
Tajik	муҳит

مُحیط • (mohit)

1. surroundings, environment, atmosphere

   با محیط جدید انس گرفت.

   bâ mohit-e jadid ons gereft.

   He got used to the new environment.

2. the environment

   حفظ محیط ― hefz-e mohit ― preservation of the environment

3. (geometry) circumference, perimeter

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mühit
• → Bashkir: мөхит (möxit)
• → Kazakh: мұхит (mūxit)
• → Uzbek: muhit