حراست
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حِرَاسَة (ḥirāsa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /hi.ɾaː.ˈsat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɪ.ɾɑː.sǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [he.ɹɒː.sǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hi.ɾɔ.sǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hirāsat |
| Dari reading? | hirāsat |
| Iranian reading? | herâsat |
| Tajik reading? | hirosat |
Noun
حراست • (herâsat)
- safeguarding, preservation, protection
- تحت حراست پلیس ― taht-e herâsat-e polis ― under police protection
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “حراست”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حراست (hirāsat), ultimately from Arabic حِراسَة (ḥirāsa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦɪ.ɾɑː.sət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
- Hyphenation: حِ‧را‧سَت
Noun
حِراسَت • (hirāsat) f (Hindi spelling हिरासत)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | حِراسَت (hirāsat) | حِراسَتیں (hirāsatẽ) |
| oblique | حِراسَت (hirāsat) | حِراسَتوں (hirāsatõ) |
| vocative | حِراسَت (hirāsat) | حِراسَتو (hirāsato) |