رسالت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla). Doublet of رساله (resâle).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	risālat
Dari reading?	risālat
Iranian reading?	resâlat
Tajik reading?	risolat

Noun

رسالت • (resâlat)

1. mission
2. prophetic mission; prophethood

   Synonyms: نبوت (nobovvat), پیامبری (payâmbari)

Further reading

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