رخصت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُخْصَة (ruḵṣa, permission, concession).

Noun

رخصت • (ruhsat) (definite accusative رخصتی (ruhsatı), plural رخصات (ruhsat))

  1. permission, authorization, granting, concession, a formal consent from someone in authority
    Synonyms: اجازت (icazet), اذن (izn, izin), دستور (düstur), مساعده (müsâʼade)
  2. leave of absence, furlough, a period of time during which a person is absent from work

Derived terms

  • رخصت ویرمك (ruhsat virmek, to give leave)
  • رخصتنامه (ruhsatname, credentials of an agent)
  • رخصتیه (ruhsatiye, licence duty)

Descendants

  • Turkish: ruhsat
  • Crimean Tatar: ruhset

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُخْصَة (ruḵṣa).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ruxsat
Dari reading? ruxsat
Iranian reading? roxsat
Tajik reading? ruxsat

Noun

رُخْصَت • (roxsat)

  1. permission

Interjection

رُخْصَت • (roxsat)

  1. used by a zurkhaneh or traditional Persian wrestling athlete prior to combat in order to show respect to the mentors or former athletes; the affirmitive reply is فرصت (forsat), given by the morshed or the mentor

Descendants

  • Armenian: ռուխսաթ (ṙuxsatʻ)
  • Azerbaijani: rüxsət
  • Bashkir: рөхсәт (röxsət)
  • Gujarati: રુખસત (rukhsat)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: रुख़सत (ruxsat)
    Urdu: رُخْصَت (ruxsat)
  • Marwari: रुखसत (rukhsat)
  • Middle Georgian: რუხსათი (ruxsati)
  • Nepali: रुखसत (rukhasat)
  • Punjabi: ruxsat
    Gurmukhi script: ਰੁਖ਼ਸਤ
    Shahmukhi script: رُخصَت
  • Sindhi:
    Arabic script: رُخْصَتُ
    Devanagari script: रुख्सत

References