سخاوت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَخَاوَة (saḵāwa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sa.xɑː.ˈwat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.xɑː.wǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.xɑː.wǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.xɑː.wǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.xɔː.wǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.xɒː.vǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.χɔ.vǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	saxāwat
Dari reading?	saxāwat
Iranian reading?	saxâvat
Tajik reading?	saxovat

Noun

سخاوت • (saxâvat)

1. generosity, liberality, munificence

Derived terms

• سخاوتمند (saxâvatmand)

Further reading

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