Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَعِيشَة (maʕīša).

Noun edit

معیشت (ma'išat)

  1. livelihood

Descendants edit

  • Urdu: معیشت (ma'īśat)

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian معیشت (ma'īšat), from Arabic مَعِيشَة (maʕīša).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

معیشت (ma'īśatf (Hindi spelling मईशत)

  1. economy

Declension edit

Declension of معیشت
singular plural
direct معیشت (ma'īśat) معیشتیں (ma'īśatẽ)
oblique معیشت (ma'īśat) معیشتوں (ma'īśatõ)
vocative معیشت (ma'īśat) معیشتو (ma'īśato)

References edit

  1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “معیشت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.