درایت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دِرَايَة (dirāya).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [di.ɾɑː.ˈjat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾɑː.jǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾɑː.jǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪ.ɾɑː.jǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪i.ɾɔː.jǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪e.ɹɒː.jǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪i.ɾɔ.jǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	dirāyat
Dari reading?	dirāyat
Iranian reading?	derâyat
Tajik reading?	diroyat

Noun

درایت • (derâyat)

1. tact, discernment

Further reading

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