هویت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هُوِيَّة (huwiyya).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hu.wij.ˈjat]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hʊ.wi.jǽt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hʊ.wi.jǽt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.wi.jǽt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.wi.jǽt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ho.vij.jǽt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hu.vi.jǽt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	huwiyyat
Dari reading?	huwiyat
Iranian reading?	hoviyyat
Tajik reading?	huviyat

Noun

هویت • (hoviyyat)

1. (modern) identity

   هویت ملی ― hoviyyat-e melli ― national identity

   بحران هویت ― bohrân-e hoviyyat ― identity crisis

2. (Islam, theology, philosophy) the essence of God; the "He-ness" of God

Further reading

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “هویت”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “هویت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim