مهلت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُهْلَة (muhla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [muh.la]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞ɦ.lä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mo̞ɦ.lä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.lä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.lä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [moɦ.le]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɵh.lä]

Readings
Classical reading?	muhla
Dari reading?	mohla
Iranian reading?	mohle
Tajik reading?	mühla

Noun

مهلت • (mohlat)

1. a deadline or a period of grace given thereafter

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मोहलत (mohlat)

  Urdu: مُہْلَت (muhlat)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “مهلت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press