سرسخت

Persian

Etymology

From سر (sar, “head”) +‎ سخت (saxt, “hard”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [saɾ.ˈsaxt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.sǽxt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.sǽxt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.sǽxt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.sǽxt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.sǽxt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.sǽχt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	sarsaxt
Dari reading?	sarsaxt
Iranian reading?	sarsaxt
Tajik reading?	sarsaxt

Adjective

سرسخت • (sarsaxt)

1. obstinate, hard-headed, tenacious, headstrong

Further reading

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