سرنوشت
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From سر (sar, “head”) + نوشت (nevešt, “something written”, past stem of نوشتن (neveštan, “to write”)).
Compare Turkish alın yazısı (“destiny; fate”, literally “writing on forehead”), Old Armenian ճակատագիր (čakatagir, “destiny; fate”, literally “writing on forehead”), Central Kurdish چارەنووس (çarenûs, “destiny; fate”, literally “writing on forehead”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [saɾ.na.wiʃt]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæɹ.næ.veʃt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [säɾ.nä.viʃt̪]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | sarnawišt |
Dari reading? | sarnawišt |
Iranian reading? | sarnavešt |
Tajik reading? | sarnavišt |
Noun
[edit]Dari | سرنوشت |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | сарнавишт |
سرنوشت • (sarnevešt)
- destiny; fate
- Synonyms: تقدیر (taqdir), پیشانی نوشت (pišâni nevešt), قسمت (qesmat)
- تاکنون از سرنوشتاش آگاهی ندارند.
- tâ-konun az sarnevešt--aš âgâhi na-dârand.
- They are so far not aware of his fate.