خشونت

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُشُونَة (ḵušūna).

Noun

خشونت • (xušunát) m

1. harshness; rudeness

References

• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “خشونت”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press, page 315

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خُشُونَة (ḵušūna).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xu.ʃuː.ˈnat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ʃuː.nǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ʃuː.nǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.ʃuː.nǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.ʃu.nǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.ʃuː.nǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.ʃu.nǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	xušūnat
Dari reading?	xušūnat
Iranian reading?	xošunat
Tajik reading?	xušunat

Noun

Dari	خشونت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хушунат

خشونت • (xošunat)

1. harshness
2. violence

Related terms

• خشونت خانگی (xošunat-e xânegi)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: ખુશૂનત (khuśūnat)