امساک
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic إِمْسَاك (ʔimsāk).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔim.ˈsaːk/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪm.sɑ́ːk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔem.sɒ́ːkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔim.sɔ́k]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | imsāk |
| Dari reading? | imsāk |
| Iranian reading? | emsâk |
| Tajik reading? | imsok |
Noun
امساک • (emsâk)
- parsimony, stinginess
- holding back (from something)
Derived terms
- امساک کردن (emsâk kardan)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “امساک”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “امساک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press