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سنسکریت

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta), probably via Hindustani سنسکرت / संस्कृत (sanskŕt). Attested in Mughal-era sources, and still used in modern Iran.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? sanskirīt
Dari reading? sanskirīt
Iranian reading? sanskerit
Tajik reading? sanskirit

Proper noun

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Iranian Persian سنسکریت
Tajik сонскрит

سنسکریت (sanskerit)

  1. Sanskrit
    Synonym: سانسکریت (sânskerit)
    سنسکریت زبان برهمنان هند است.
    sanskerit zabân-e barahmanân-e hend ast.
    Sanskrit is the language of the Brahmans of India.
    • c. 1655, دبستان مذاهب [Dabistān-i Mazāhib]:
      چهار بید که به زعم ایشان نامهٔ سماوی است به لغت سنسکریت است که در هیچ شهری بدان زبان تکلم نکنند سوای کتب این طایفه یافته نشود.
      čahâr bêd ki ba za'm-i êšân nâma-yi samâwî ast ba luğat-i sanskirît ast ki dar hêč šahrî bad-ân zabân takallum na-kunand siwây kutub-i în tâyifa yâfta na-šawad.
      The four Vedas, which they claim to be celestial texts, are in the Sanskrit language, which is a language not spoken in any city and is not to be found except in the books of this sect.
      (Classical Persian romanization)