سلهت

Arabic

Etymology

From Classical Persian سلهت (silhat), which is ultimately from archaic Bengali সিলহট (śilohoṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sil.hat/

Proper noun

سِلْهَت • (silhat) f

1. Sylhet (a city in Bangladesh)
2. Sylhet (a division of Bangladesh)

Declension

Declension of noun سِلْهَت (silhat)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	سِلْهَت silhat	—
Nominative	—	سِلْهَتٌ silhatun	—
Accusative	—	سِلْهَتًا silhatan	—
Genitive	—	سِلْهَتٍ silhatin	—

Persian

Etymology

From Urdu سِلْہَٹ (silhaṭ), from archaic Bengali সিলহট (śilohoṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sil.ˈhat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪl.hǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɪl.hǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɪ.lǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [si.lǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sel.hǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sil.hǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	silhat
Dari reading?	silhat
Iranian reading?	selhat
Tajik reading?	silhat

Proper noun

Dari	سلهت
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Силҳат

سلهت • (selhat)

1. Sylhet, a city in Bangladesh