کثافت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَثَافَة (kaṯāfa, “density”). The semantic shift from Arabic is explained by the fact that in some Arabic and Persian dialects dirt (soil) is used in the sense of bulk density, as the latter property denotes the magnitude of solids like mineral components such as soil/earth/dirt/gravel.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ki.sɑː.fat]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɪ.sɑː.fät̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɪ.sɑː.fät̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰi.sɔː.fät̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲe.sɒː.fæt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰi.sɔ.fät̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kisāfat
Dari reading^?	kisāfat
Iranian reading^?	kesâfat
Tajik reading^?	kisofat

Noun


Dari	چتلی
Iranian Persian	کثافت
Tajik	ифлоскунӣ, ифлоси, олудагӣ, чиркинӣ

کثافت • (kesâfat) (plural کثافات (kesâfât))

filth
dirt
muck
pollution
(Dari) rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, waste, litter
xarita-ye kasâfat
rubbish bag, bin bag, trash bag, garbage bag

Synonyms

ریم (rim)
کرس (kers)
چرک (čerk)
آلودگی (âludegi)
چتلی (čatali) (Dari)

Descendants

→ Kazakh: кесапат (kesapat)