رحلت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِحْلَة (riḥla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾih.ˈlat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [re̞ɦ.lǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [re̞ɦ.lǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɪ.lǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ri.lǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹeɦ.lǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾeɦ.lǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	rihlat
Dari reading?	rehlat
Iranian reading?	rehlat
Tajik reading?	rehlat

Noun

رحلت • (rehlat)

1. (respectful) passing, death

   رحلت حضرت محمد (ص)

   rehlat-e hazrat-e mohammad (sallâ llâho aleyhe va-sallam)

   the death of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

2. (archaic) departure, journey

Further reading

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