انحطاط
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic اِنْحِطَاط (inḥiṭāṭ), verbal noun of اِنْحَطَّ (inḥaṭṭa, “to descend; to decline”).
Descendants
- Turkish: inhitat
References
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “inhitat”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اِنْحِطَاط (inḥiṭāṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔin.hi.ˈtɑːt]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪn.hɪ.t̪ʰɑ́ːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪ.nɪ.t̪ʰɑ́ːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔi.ni.t̪ʰɔ́ːt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔen.he.t̪ʰɒ́ːt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔin.hi.t̪ʰɔ́t̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | inhitāt |
| Dari reading? | inhitāt |
| Iranian reading? | enhetât |
| Tajik reading? | inhitot |
Noun
انحطاط • (enhetât)
- decline; degeneration
- انحطاط تمدن ― enhetât-e tamaddon ― decline of civilization
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